A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and 2019 governorship aspirant, Muhammad Abba Liman, has commiserated with the victims, the people and government of Borno state for the tragic flooding that engulfed the state.
The politician and businessman in a chat with newsmen Friday in Maiduguri described the impacts of the flood as “overwhelming, heartbreaking and unimaginably painful.”
He said, “It is heartbreaking and a terrible experience to see buildings and business premises being submerged; people, including women and children, being helplessly drowned in the deluge of water that overran half of Maiduguri town.
“For a state and city that have been at the receiving end of more than a decade of North East protracted conflicts orchestrated by Boko Haram insurgency, a natural disaster of this magnitude is least expected.
“The impacts of this flood disaster on economic, social lives and infrastructural facilities in the state are a huge setback for the people and the government of Borno.”
Liman expressed appreciation to President Bola Tinubu for his prompt fatherly visit to Maiduguri, interventions of governors, agencies of federal and state governments for their proactive interventions in rescue operations, provision and distribution of relief materials to the victims.
He also eulogised Southern Borno elders led by the deputy governor, Umar Usman Kadafur, Senator Ali Ndume (APC, Southern Borno Senatorial District) and Muktar Aliyu Betara, who presented N200 million to Governor Babagana Zulum as humanitarian contribution towards providing succour to victims of the flood disaster.
He urged “well-meaning Nigerians, especially philanthropists and corporate bodies to come to the aid of the victims of Maiduguri flood disaster with a view to supporting them materially, medically and psychologically.”