NEMA D-G lauds Saudi Arabia Centre for food donations to IDPs

Fri, Mar 3, 2023
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Economy

MR Mustapha Ahmed, the Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has appreciated the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre(KSrelief) for its continuous donation to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the country.

He expressed the appreciation  when he received a team from the KSrelief centre on Thursday in Abuja.

Ahmed, who commended the humanitarian agency for announcing its plans to provide further relief donations to the IDPs in Borno, Yobe and Kano State, lauded the centre for its past support to IDPs in Borno, Yobe and Zamfara.

He said that the gesture was an evidence of friendship and brotherhood between Nigeria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The director-general assured that NEMA would continue to ensure proper distribution of the relief items meant for the target beneficiaries, especially those affected by disasters in the country.

He, however, appealed that the centre extended its support to the country, especially to those who were impacted by the 2022 flood disaster which ravaged so many communities.

Also speaking, Hajiya Fatima Kasim, the Director of Planning, Research and Forecasting, NEMA, said that a total of 7,750 households had been profiled to benefit from the lastest food donation from the centre.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the KSrelief team was led by Mr Basheer Saleem.

NAN reports that the KSrelief was established by King Salman bin Abdulaziz in 2015.

The centre was established in the framework of the Saudi’s efforts to alleviate the suffering of those in need worldwide.

-(NAN)

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