The Borno Authorities has disbursed N987m to 7,716 merchants affected by the September 10 flood catastrophe in Maiduguri.
Baba Gujbawu, chairman of the Flood Catastrophe Aid Disbursement Committee, disclosed this on Saturday on the cheque presentation ceremony in Maiduguri.
Mr Gujbawu stated the committee had spent the final two months verifying and distributing reduction objects to affected households in Maiduguri Metropolitan, Jere, and Mafa Native Authorities Areas in addition to to merchants from 9 main markets within the state.
He stated the affected markets embrace Gamboru Market, Monday Market, Tashan Damboa, Metro Plaza, El-kanemi, Vegetable Market, Customs Market, Moromoro Vegetable Market, Bukar Shuibu, and Budum Market.
He defined that the beneficiaries have been categorized primarily based on the extent of harm to their companies, which ranged from minimal and a fan of whole loss, including that the funds can be credited on to the merchants’ financial institution accounts.
He urged the beneficiaries to make the most of the funds judiciously to rebuild and develop their companies.
The Information Company of Nigeria experiences that the committee additionally handed over 500 water pump turbines to farmers affected by the catastrophe in Maiduguri and Jere LGAs.
Bawu Musami, the Commissioner for Agriculture, who obtained the water pumps on behalf of the farmers, assured that the objects can be distributed promptly to beneficiaries getting ready for irrigation farming.
Spotlight of the ceremony is the presentation of a dummy cheque to the Common Supervisor of Maiduguri central market, popularly generally known as Monday Market by Chairman of the committee.
NAN
