Musa Na Allah Sokoto
Sokoto State Government has approved the purchase of motorized boats and life jackets worth N1.1bn.
The Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Ibrahim Dadi Adare disclosed this shortly after the State executive council meeting presided over by Governor Ahmed Aliyu on Wednesday at Government House Sokoto
He said the motorized boats and the life jackets would be distributed to the 22 local government council areas that experienced flood disasters in the past and present.
“If you could remember, a committee was set up to look at the issue of flooding in the state.”
“The committee had submitted its report in which they mentioned that, out of the 23 local government areas in the state, only Dange-Shuni local government was not affected.
“It was given this that, the state government deemed it necessary to procure motorized boats and life jackets and distribute same to the 22 local government areas that experienced flood this year,” he said
The state government also approved the sum of N565.2 million for the procurement of 12,376 bags of 25kg bags of rice for distribution to the poor and vulnerable in the state.
It also approved the sum of N149.8 million for the completion of the terminal block at the popular Alu garage in the state.
