Benue State plans Resettlement of flood victims

IN a bid to reduce the sufferings of flood victims, the Benue Government has planned a joint partnership with the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) to purchase houses to resettle some of the displaced persons in the state.

Meanwhile, the Zonal Coordinator, North-Central Zone, Jos, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr. Adulsalam Mohammed has disclosed that six councils in Benue State were most affected by the disaster.

Governor Gabriel Suswam who made the statement during the donation of relief material by the Sir, Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation at Government House, Makurdi assured that those who lost farmland would also be compensated financially.

He however expressed fears of imminent food shortage and appealed to the Federal Government as well as the international community to aid the State in this direction.

Suswam while expressing appreciation to the foundation for the donation promised that it would not be diverted to other uses but would be distributed directly to the flood victims across the state.