By Ariwodo praise izuchukwu
Borno Government says it has realised over N12 billion in cash and material donations for victims of the Alau Dam flood disaster in Maiduguri.
The Senior Special Adviser on New Media to Borno Governor, Abdurrahman Bundi, gave the update on the donations for the Maiduguri Relief Fund on Thursday in Maiduguri.
Bundi said the donations came from corporate entities, state governments, State and National Assembly members, individuals, and Non-Governmental Organisations.
List of donors showed that the North East Development Commission donated N3bn and foodstuff, Aliko Dangote N2bn, Aminu Dantata N1.5bn, and Mohammed Indimi N1bn.
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Other donors were Borno LGAs; N1.2bn, Oluremi Tinubu; N500 million, Bauchi and Niger states; N250m each while the people of Southern Borno donated N200m.
Dahiru Mangal, Atiku Abubakar, Rep. Mukhtar Betara, Ali Modu Sheriff, House of Representatives, Abdulsalam Kachala, and JAIZ Bank states comprising Kebbi, Yobe, Kano, Taraba, katsina, Kaduna and Zamfara gave N100 each.
Meanwhile, The release of water from the Lagdo Dam in 2022 caused massive floods in Nigeria, leaving 603 persons dead, 1.4 million displaced, 2,400 injured, 82,035 houses destroyed and 332,327 hectares of farmlands submerged.
Many states have been ravaged by flooding this year, the worst hit being Borno, whose capital witnessed a devastating incident that claimed many lives and displaced thousands.
The latest weather outlook issued by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) on Saturday, October 12, indicated that thunderstorms with moderate rains are expected today in parts of Taraba, Gombe, Kaduna, Southern Borno and Adamawa states in the morning hours, and in parts of Taraba, Borno, Kebbi Zamfara and Yobe states during the afternoon/evening hours.
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In February, the forecasts released by NIMET indicated that rains would be delayed in some parts of the country.
According to NiMet, the states of Borno, Abia and Akwa Ibom would witness early onset.
The 2024 Seasonal Climate Prediction, which was unveiled by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, SAN, was themed: ‘Facilitating a Weather Resilient Economy Through Early Warnings for all to Foster Renewed Hope and Sustainable Development’.
It said an early end of the rainy season is predicted for parts of Yobe, Jigawa, Sokoto, Kebbi, Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Nasarawa, Taraba, Home, Bauchi, Cross River Ebony, Ogun and Lagos states.
A late cessation is predicted over the southern states of Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Ondo, Ekiti and some parts of Delta, Ogun, Oyo, Kogi, Kwara, FCT, Niger and Kaduna.
