A heavy downpour attended with rainstorm on Saturday night in Ilorin the Kwara State capital has rendered many residents homeless.
The bad effects of the incident, which also spread across other parts of the state, forced the state governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, on Sunday to seek Federal Government’s assistance to support the victims.
A statement by the governor’s CPS reads: “The Governor is saddened by the havoc wreaked on various households in Ilorin, the state capital, and indeed elsewhere across the state by the heavy rain storm.
“As part of his proactive measures to mitigate the effect of this natural disaster which had been predicted by the NIMET, the Governor had last week visited various Federal Government agencies including the NEMA to seek special relief for Kwara.
“The state government is again urging the Federal Government to urgently consider Kwara State for special support.
“The Governor, for his part, is immediately setting up a special disaster response team to collate data of areas affected and determine how the state government can offer support based on available resources. That response team will be announced shortly.
“The Governor is also aware of the damage to electric poles during the storm. He has directed relevant agencies to quickly fix the poles as soon as possible to avoid further damage and ensure the restoration of power services.”
