Yobe State Government has donated N100 million to victims of the Maiduguri floods. Yobe state Governor, Mai Mala Buni, made the donation on Saturday during a sympathy visit to Governor Babagana Umara Zulum in Maiduguri.
In a statement by his spokesman, Mamman Mohammed, Buni also announced a personal donation of foodstuff worth N50 million to the victims. He described the humanitarian crisis as a catastrophic issue that calls for support and assistance from everyone. ' Yobe and Borno states are like twins that have suffered similar fate, and needs the support of one another,' he said.
Zulum commended the government and people of Yobe State for the kind-hearted support to their brothers in Borno State. 'The people of Yobe and Borno states remain one united family, what affects one, affects the other. 'l am proud to say that His Excellency, my elder brother, Governor Mai Mala Buni, has since assumption of office as Governor of Yobe state strengthened the ties and brotherhood between Borno and Yobe states more than ever.
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