Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has called for more support and special interventions of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, in Zamfara State, North-West Nigeria. He made the plea while on a visit to NEMA headquarters in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
In a statement by spokesperson to the Governor, Sulaiman Idris said that the visit was in line with Governor Lawal’s commitment to knock on any available door that would be beneficial to the people of Zamfara State.
He added that the Governor was received by NEMA Director-General, Ahmed Habib, and other senior officials of the agency.
The Governor acknowledged that Zamfara State has had so much from NEMA in terms of regular interventions and empowerment support aimed at restoring human dignity to the displaced persons.
He pleaded with the Director-General to do more for the state considering its economy, where the effects of banditry have devastated the Agricultural sector, markets, and productivity.
Governor Lawal explained further that Zamfara State needs Federal Government interventions, especially from agencies like NEMA, to complement the much that the State Government can do.
The special intervention cut across food and non-food items, skill acquisition and empowerment tools, mental health and mental trauma specialists, and field trauma units among others.
Responding, the NEMA Director-General, Ahmed Habib, thanked Governor Lawal for the visit and pledged to continue to respond to the distress of the people of Zamfara State. According to him, NEMA has opened its handshake to partner and collaborate with the State.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
