The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Monday donated relief materials to flood victims in Benue.
Aisha, who made the donation at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp, at International Market Makurdi, said that she was in the state to identify with the Benue Government and the flood victims.
Represented by the wife of Nasarawa State Governor, Mrs Mairo Al-Makura, Aisha said more relief materials are on the way. She said that the relief materials were to assist the IDPs and facilitate their recovery from the traumacaused by the flood.
It was reported that the wife of the President donated 279 cartons of 3 in 1 Gari, Sugar and Milk, 50 cartons of Onga seasoning, 600 packs of rice and 400 cartons of beverages.
Earlier, the Benue state Deputy Governor, Mr Benson Abounu, commended the wife of the President for her concern and care for women in the country.
Abounu said that the flood has affected 21 local government areas in the state, adding that over 110,000 families were so far displaced.
He said that the state was in receipt of relief materials from the NEMA and other donor agencies in the country and commended the President for his quick response to the disaster.
He disclosed that the dredging of River Benue and construction of drainage was the only way to prevent future reoccurrence of the flood disaster in the state.
In the same vein, The Nigerian Air Force has administered free treatment to no fewer than 600 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) affected by the flood in Benue.
Squadron Leader Jeremiah Amase, Head of the medical team at the camp, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Makurdi that the patients treated so far were suffering from hypertension, malaria, diarrhea, upper and lower respiratory infections among others.
Chief of Air staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, had earlier inaugurated the “Medical Outreach Programme” to assist IDPs as part of the Nigerian Airforce’s (NAF) social responsibility to the people of the state.
Amase explained that the patients attended to responded to treatment.
The NAF is collaborating with the State Government, UNICEF and other international and local organisations to assist the flood victims.
More than 100,000 were displaced by recent flooding in Benue with 5,000 staying at IDP camp.
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