Over 10,000 persons have been displaced, and farmlands along with other
properties worth millions of naira have been destroyed by a flood after
several weeks of intense rain in Gummi Local Government Area of Zamfara
State.
The Emir of Gummi, Justice Hassan Lawal, who this when Zamfara State
Governor, Dauda Lawal, paid an on-the-spot assessment visit to the local
government to assess the extent of the damage caused by the flood said,
10,291 households were affected.
Governor Lawal had pledged to address long-term flood management by
constructing new drainage systems, as well as repairing existing dams, and
potentially building additional ones, while, residents of Gummi expressed
their gratitude to the governor for visiting them after having sent three
different delegations earlier.
Meanwhile, the state government has set up a committee led by elder
statesman Salihu Gumi to oversee the distribution of these relief materials
and ensure that all affected individuals receive the necessary assistance.
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