The Federal Government says it will support states affected by flood with N3billion to mitigate the effect of the menace.
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, who disclosed this while interacting with journalists at the Government House, Birnin Kebbi on Sunday, inspecting some areas affected by flood in Kebbi, said this would lead to success, paving way for food availability at reasonable affordable prices, adding that it would lower inflation and help to further stabilise the economy.
Also speaking, the Minister of Economic Planning, Sen. Atiku Bagudu, disclosed said that apart from the 3 billion, the federal government had approved a Renewed Hope Infrastructure Fund that would be used for funding, among other projects, like the Badagry – Sokoto road.