In response to the request by the Benue State Government, National Committee on Flood Relief and Rehabilitation, has provided N250 million as relief assistance to victims of the devastating flood in Benue. This was disclosed on Sunday by Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the Chairman, National Committee on Flood Relief and Rehabilitation.
According to reports, the former President Goodluck Jonathan had on Oct. 11, 2012, inaugurated the Dangote-led 34-member National Committee on Flood Relief and Rehabilitation. The committee was charged with raising of additional funds to support the government’s efforts to provide adequate relief and post-impact rehabilitation to persons and communities affected by floods in the country.
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