The Jigawa State Government has engaged anti-corruption and security agencies to monitor the distribution of the Federal Government’s post-2025 flood disaster relief materials to ensure transparency fairness and accountability.
The State Commissioner for Special Duties Hon. Auwal D. Sankara disclosed this during the flag-off of the distribution exercise at the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) warehouse in Warwade Dutse.
Sankara said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had approved additional relief materials through the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to support flood victims and improve the livelihoods of affected residents.
He explained that the intervention involved the distribution of essential food and non-food items as well as empowerment equipment to vulnerable households affected by the 2025 floods.
According to him about 700 households are expected to benefit from the intervention.
The items include 500 bags of 25kg rice 250 cartons of spaghetti containing 20 packs each 250 cartons of vegetable oil containing four five-litre containers each 500 foam mattresses 250 nylon mats and 250 blankets.
Other items are 54 water-pumping machines 48 grinding machines 40 sewing machines and 10 cargo tricycles.
The commissioner said officials of NEMA and the Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) were working alongside the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) Nigerian Red Cross Society and security agencies including the Department of State Services (DSS) Nigeria Police Force and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to oversee the exercise.
He expressed the state government’s appreciation to President Tinubu for approving the additional intervention describing it as a demonstration of his concern for the welfare of flood victims in Jigawa State and the country.
Sankara recalled that following the 2025 flooding the state government through SEMA promptly mobilised resources and distributed relief materials to affected communities within days of the disaster.
He said the state government distributed more than 11000 bags of rice beans and maize in 10kg and 25kg sizes alongside cash assistance and other food items to hundreds of affected households.
The commissioner added that agricultural inputs including improved seeds were also provided to farmers to enable them to resume farming activities secure another harvest and strengthen food security.