Federal Government approves N1.6bn for disbursement to flood victims in 16 states
Acting
President Yemi Osinbajo has ordered the immediate release of N1.6billion for
disbursement to victims of flood in 16 states of the federation.
The
states are Ekiti, Osun, Akwa Ibom, Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Ebonyi, Enugu, Abia,
Oyo, Lagos, Plateau, Sokoto, Edo and Bayelsa.
The Special
Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this
when he briefed State House correspondents after the meeting of the Federal
Executive Council which was presided over by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo.
He
said that the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, had already been directed to
release the amount directly to the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA,
for onward disbursement to the victims in the affected states.
Adesina
said the acting president also gave approval for the Presidential Committee on
Flood Relief and Rehabilitation to give additional support to the victims in
the affected states.
It
will be recalled that the balance of the Federal Government Ecological Fund as
at June 29 was N29.8billion
The
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malam Musa Bello, who also briefed
the correspondents on the outcome of the Council’s meeting, disclosed that two
memoranda were approved for the FCT.
He
said the approval included the award of a N159 million contract for the
engineering design of a sewage line to capture Katampe, Gwarimpa, Kado, and
other districts of the FCT.
He
said that N2.5 billion was also approved for the completion of the Kabusa road
project within 12 months.
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