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Nigeria: FG Donates N400 Million to Kano Flood Victims

By Ibrahim Shuaibu, 7 December 2012

The Federal Government has donated N400 million to victims of the recent flood disaster in Kano state.

The Minister of state for Works, Ambassador Bashir Yuguda announced this on Friday when he led members of the Presidential sub-committee on Flood Assessment to visit the state governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso at Government House.

He said the assistance is an immediate relief to augment what the state government is doing to bring succour to victims of this year's flood in Kano.

Ambassador Yuguda who expressed the sympathy of the Federal government to the government and people of Kano state.

The minister said the government has taken notice of what the government of Kano state is doing to alleviate the plight of flood victims.

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