Women Wing of APC Presidential Campaign Team Visits Damaturu, Donates 20 Million To Flood Victims

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Women Wing of APC Presidential Campaign Team Visits Damaturu, Donates 20 Million To Flood Victims

By Trek Africa Newspaper

L-R: Governor, Yobe state, Alhaji Mai Mala Buni; Wife of the Presidential Candidate, All Progressive Congress, APC, Senator Oluremi Tinubu and Wife of the Vice Presidential Candidate, APC, Hajia Nana Shettima

 

 

 

It was another moment of relief for flood victims as the Women Wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC) 2023 Presidential Campaign Team visited the affected population in Damaturu, Yobe state and made a cash donation of N20 million to the victims.

The women’s wing of the APC presidential campaign team has continued to identify with people affected by the recent flood disaster in some states of the country during which they donate cash, food and non food supports to the victims.

The leadership of the APC presidential campaign team was in Damaturu, the capital of Yobe state on Friday, October 28 where they met with the affected population.

Emir of Damaturu, Yobe State, Alhaji Shehu Hashimi Ibn El-Kenemi II (m); Wife of the Presidential Candidate, All Progressive Congress, APC, Senator Oluremi Tinubu (4th left); Wife of the Vice Presidential Candidate, APC, Hajia Nana Shettima (4th right) and other dignitaries of the Women Wing of the APC 2023 Presidential Campaign Team.

 

Chairperson of the Campaign Team, Senator Oluremi Tinubu who is the wife of the APC presidential candidate, had while addressing the victims of the flood disaster, said they found it necessary to visit Yobe State to commiserate with them over the natural disaster that has destroyed livelihoods.

Senator Tinubu sympathized with the victims and prayed that Almighty God averts a recurrence.

Senator Tinubu made a presentation of N20 million as support to 400 victims of the flood with each expected to have 50,000 naira as support to enable them to recapitalize the small-scale businesses that they were engaged in before the flood disaster.

Food and non-food items were also presented to the victims through the Yobe state government.

 

The Governor of Yobe state, Alhaji Mai Mala Buni, appreciated the team for the visit and donations. He stressed that the donated cash and food items will go a long way in bringing succour to the victims.

The Women’s campaign delegation which has the wife of the APC vice presidential candidate Hajiya Nana Shettima, as co-chair, also visited the palace of the Emir of Damaturu, Alhaji Shehu Hashimi Ibn El-Kenemi II, where they commiserate with the respected monarch over the recent demise of his son, Abba Sadiq Shehu Hashimi.

The women who flew in from Abuja landed at Maiduguri international airport before braving it by road to Damaturu on a trip that was about 135km long.

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