Alhaji Sabo Muhammad Nakudu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Jigawa Southeast Senatorial District, has donated N35 million in cash and food items valued at over N5 million to the district's flood victims.
The senatorial candidate, who passed the contribution through Hon. Khalid Ibrahim, a former chairman of the Birnin Kudu Local Government Council, expressed amazement at the extent of the devastation and the number of fatalities brought on by the flood in his district and Jigawa as a whole.
After the passing of the previous APC candidate, late Alhaji Tijjani Ibrahim Gaya, Nakudu—who is currently serving as a senator for the Jigawa Southeast Senatorial District—became the nominee.
The former council chairman explained that the Senator had visited some affected communities and sympathised with them over the disaster.
Hon Khalid added that the Senator has donated N5 million to each of the seven local governments in his constituency for onward distribution to the flood victims.
Khalid revealed that the Senator has donated one million naira to flood victim in Karnaya village and distributed 3,000 bags of (5kg) rice, 3,000 empty sacks for embankment in Miga community, 300 nylon mats and other relief materials.
He assured the victims that the Senator will engage with other federal agencies for more humanitarian support.
According to the Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), over 98 people died in the ongoing flood disaster, over 100,000 displaced, while thousands’ farm land was washed away.
It also said hundreds of houses, roads and other public infrastructure were damaged by the flooding across the state.