Fire Disaster: NEMA Distributes Food Items To Victims in Taraba
By Martins Abochol
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has flagged off the distribution of relief materials to the victims of fire disaster which affected three local government areas of Jalingo, Lau and Zing in Taraba State.
Hajia Zubaida Umar, Director General of NEMA while flagging off the distribution in Jalingo on Monday, advised the beneficiaries not to sell the relief materials to merchants.
Represented by Mr Giwa Kurutsi, Head of Search and Rescue, Yola Operations Office of the agency, he said the relief materials were basically food items, which includes, rice, maize, vegetable oil, tomato paste, maggi and salt.
While sympathizing with the victims for their losses, Umar said that the gesture was aimed at bringing succour to them rather than compensation.
In her remark, Dr Echuse Audu, Executive Secretary Taraba State Emergency Management Agency (TASEMA) commended NEMA for coming to the aid of the victims.
Represented by Mr Yusuf Ubandoma, Secretary of TASEMA, she recalled that NEMA had always given assistance to victims of disasters in the state.
She expressed the determination of the agency to sustain the robust partnership with NEMA, appealing to the agency not to get tired with the state in its situation of need.
“As Oliver Twist, we will still ask for more assistance from you especially now that the state is hit by many disasters.
“Government cannot do it alone and we are therefore, calling on spirited individuals and corporate organisations to also assist in bringing succour to victims of these disasters in the state,” Audu pleaded.
Mr Jetro Yakubu, one of the beneficiaries who hails from Lau local government area, appreciated NEMA for the provision of relief materials to them.
Yakubu said that the items would go along way in cushioning the effects of the disaster on the victims.
Also speaking, Mrs Aisha Inuwa, another beneficiary form Jalingo local government area, thanked NEMA for its intervention, assurance that the items would not be sold out as all the victims were in dire need of the donated items.
