By Muhammad Ibrahim, Sokoto
The relief materials worth millions of naira including 166 metric tones of maize (3,320 bags of 50kg), 142 metric tones of sorghum ( 2,840 bags of 50kg), 62.5 metric tones of millet (1.250 bags of 50kg) were handed over to the Sokoto State Government through the office of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Mainasara Ahmad who doubles as the Chairman of the Sokoto State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) Sokoto.
Gani Abdullahi further explained that, while recieving the items on behalf of the Sokoto State Government from the Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Secretary to the State State Government Sokoto, Alhaji Mainasara commended the effort of the Federal Government Of Nigeria for the gesture and relief intervention to persons in need in Sokoto State.
While handing over the materials, the Director-General, Alhaji Mustapha Habib Ahmed appealed to the Sokoto State Government to set up Local Emergency Management Committee (LEMC) in all the 23 LGAs of Sokoto State.
Alhaji Habib Ahmed also requested the Sokoto State Government to graciously support NEMA by allocating a suitable office accommodation and warehouse to the Sokoto Operation Office of the Agency which according to him will boost the task of the Agency in the state.
The event was officially organized and coordinated by Sokoto State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) through the office of the Director-General; Sokoto State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA, Alhaji Nasir Alhaji Aliyu in collaboration with NEMA at national level through the office of Head of operation Sokoto, Kebbi And Zamfara States Zonal Office, Alhaji Aliyu Shehu Kafin-Dangi.
Personalities who graced the brief ceremony commended Federal Government and pledged for more support in this period of hardship.
