 |
| Jonathan |
President Goodluck Jonathan will on
Thursday begin the first-phase of an inspection tour of states affected by the
floods.
This is contained in a statement
issued on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and
Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
He said the president would visit
flooded parts of Kogi, Anambra, Delta, Bayelsa and Rivers states.
He said before embarking on the
tour, the president would inaugurate the National Committee on Flood Relief and
Rehabilitation on Thursday.
The president had, on Tuesday,
constituted the committee on the ravaging flood during a national broadcast.
The committee was established as
part of measures by the Federal Government to provide urgent succour and relief
to victims of the floods across the country.
It has Alhaji Aliko Dangote and Mr
Olisa Agbakoba as co-chairmen and Dr. Mike Adenuga of Globacom as the chief
fund raiser.
It is charged with the
responsibility of raising additional funds to support ongoing efforts by the
Federal Government to ensure the provision of adequate relief to flood victims.
The committee will also ensure
effective post-impact rehabilitation of affected persons and communities.
No comments:
Post a Comment