ECOWAS donates N640m to Borno flood victims

President of ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Alieu Omar Touray, on Thursday disclosed plans to donate N640 million to victims of flood disaster which occured in Borno and Bauchi states.

Breakdown of the donation showed that the sum of N320 million is earmarked for Borno and N320 million to Bauchi State, respectively. Touray who was represented by the ECOWAS Commissioner Human Development and Social Affairs, Prof. Fatou Sow Sarr announced the donation in Abuja during a courtesy visit to Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs & Poverty Alleviation.

Sarr said: “The President of the Commission equally wishes to extend his heartfelt condolences to all Nigerians on the unprecedented flood disasters that have claimed the lives of hundreds of people, displaced huge populations and destroyed properties worth trillions of naira in its wake. The staff of the Commission as well as entire region send their sincere commiseration to the affected population and to Nigeria as a country.”