Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu has donated the sum of N1 billion to victims of flood in Mokwa village, Niger State.
Tinubu’s donation was made to members of the community affected by the flood on Tuesday, August 5, during her visit to the state.
Busola Kukoyi, a media aide to the First Lady made this disclosure in a short statement on X.
According to Kukoyi, the donation was made by the First Lady through the Renewed Hope Initiative of President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
She noted that a cheque of the funds donated to the victims of the flood was presented to the governor of Niger State, Umar Bago in Minna, the state’s capital city.
She wrote, “First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has donated ₦1 billion to support victims of the recent flood in Mokwa, Niger State, through the Renewed Hope Initiative.
“She made the donation during a condolence visit to the state, presenting the cheque and relief materials to Governor Umaru Bago in Minna,” Kukoyi stated.
Recall the flooding in four communities in Mokwa led to the death of many residents of the state.
Following the incident, several homes were submerged in water with households displaced as a result.
Recently, the state has been battling an outbreak of cholera disease, an aftermath of the flooding and other hygiene challenges in Niger State.