The money is to serve as recapitalisation fund for 1000 people affected by the flood disaster.
By Deborah Hassan
365Daily – Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the wife of the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has donated the sum of fifty million naira to flood victims in Bayelsa State.
The money is to serve as recapitalisation fund for 1000 people affected by the flood disaster.
The support by the former First Lady of Lagos State was given to various beneficiaries in internally displaced persons camps in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, during a visit by the APC Presidential Women Campaign Team on Friday, November 4, 2022.
The Team visited the camps to commiserate with the victims over the flood incident which has affected 80 percent of communities.
Bayelsa is one of the states worst hit by the flood with seven out of the eight local government areas affected by the disaster. Thousands of buildings and farmlands are submerged due to flood leaving many individuals in IDP camps.
Addressing the victims at the Ox’ Bowlake pavilion and Igbogene camps, Senator Tinubu reiterated that the visit was not political but to identify with them in the moment of need. She prayed that the state will not witness such natural disasters again.
Food and non food items were also shared while a medical outreach was provided to the victims. Some nursing mothers who were met receiving treatment at the camp under the medical facility provided by the women campaign team received cash gifts from the wife of the APC presidential candidate.
Expressing appreciation to the APC women, Emperor Osage, the acting paramount ruler of Igbogene, informed the delegation that the donation is the first of its kind.
While paying homage to the traditional ruler of the community in his palace, Mrs Tinubu briefed His Majesty, the Obenibe of Epie kingdom, Kng (Barr.) Malla Sasime of the purpose of their visit to the state. The traditional ruler appreciated the team for visiting victims of flood in the state. He wished them safe return to their destination.
The chairperson of the women campaign team had on her entourage, the wife of the APC vice presidential candidate, Hajiya Nana Shettima; wife of the Minister of State, Petroleum, Mrs Alanyingi Sylva and the national coordinator of the women campaign team, Dr Asabe Vlita Bashir.
They were received and conducted round the IDP camps by the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Timipre Sylva.