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Maiduguri Flood: Buhari Visits Borno, Sympathizes With Victims
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Maiduguri Flood: Buhari visits Borno, sympathizes with victims
By Madu Mohammed, Maiduguri
Former President Muhammadu Buhari was in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital to commiserate with the people and government over the flood disaster that ravaged the city on 10th of September flood disaster.
Parts of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, and its surrounding local government areas were struck by a devastating flood that claimed several lives and destroyed many properties.
Former President Buhari was recieved by the Borno state Governor, Prof Babagana Zulum at the Muhammadu Buhari International Airport, Maiduguri.
Buhari who was out of the country when the flood disaster occurred earlier sent a high powered delegation to commiserate with the government and made a N20m donation to the state relief fund.
While sympathizing with Governor Zulum at the Government House, Maiduguri on Tuesday, Former President Buhari said, “When this disaster happened, having been governor in Borno during my military career, I could hardly imagine such disaster. I was out of the country, all I could do was to send people to come and sympathise with you”
In their separate remarks, Governor Zulum and the Shehu of Borno, Abubakar Umar Garbai Elkanemi, expressed gratitude to the former President for the visit.
The former president was accompanied by the ex-Secretary to the federal government, Boss Mustapha, Engr. Sulaiman Adamu, Sen. Hadi Sirika, Prof. Isa Pantami, Engr. Aliyu Mamman, Garba Shehu, Emeka Nwajiuba, Musa Haro Danmadami among other associates.
