Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has donated N40 million as well as food items to victims of tanker explosion in Majiya village of Jigawa State.
The donation was presented on her behalf by a delegation led
by Wife of the Speaker, House of Representatives, Hajia Fatima Tajudeen Abbass
at the Government House Dutse.
Handing over the cheque and food items to the Wife of the
State Governor, Hadiza Umar Namadi, the First Lady said the plight of the
victims is of great concern to her, and assured the state government of
continued support and prayers.
Receiving the commiseration and donations from the First Lady with thanks, Governor of Jigawa State, Mallam Umar Namadi assured the delegation that the donation would be judiciously deployed to cater for the victims.
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has donated N40
million as well as food items to victims of tanker explosion in Majiya village
of Jigawa State.
The donation was presented on her behalf by a delegation led
by Wife of the Speaker, House of Representatives, Hajia Fatima Tajudeen Abbass
at the Government House Dutse.
Handing over the cheque and food items to the Wife of the
State Governor, Hadiza Umar Namadi, the First Lady said the plight of the
victims is of great concern to her, and assured the state government of
continued support and prayers.
Receiving the commiseration and donations from the First
Lady with thanks, Governor of Jigawa State, Mallam Umar Namadi assured the
delegation that the donation would be judiciously deployed to cater for the
victims.
Appreciating the President for his prompt and fatherly
response to the disaster in the state, the Governor disclosed that some of the
victims are already getting better under medical care
While noting that the tanker explosion was a sad episode for
the state, Wife of the governor who received the items on behalf of the state
government described the visit and donation by the First Lady as a show of
motherly love, unity and solidarity.
The delegation was earlier at the Rasheed Shekoni Federal
University Teaching Hospital, Dutse, where some of the victims are currently
receiving medical attention.
Recall that the tanker fire explosion which occurred
recently in Jigawa state claimed a total of 181 lives, with another 80 persons
said to be in critical conditions, with over 200 households affected in the
deadly inferno.
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