Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has donated N200 million to the victims of the recent flood in Borno State.
In a statement made available to LEADERSHIP Sunday yesterday, the NPA managing director, Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, said the donation was a token of support to the government and victims of the flood.
Dantsoho acknowledged that the devastating occurrence resulted in huge losses and disruption of lives and livelihoods of the people of the state.
“In a corporate humanitarian gesture, the management and Staff of NPA have identified victims of devastating floods that ravaged communities in Borno State recently with a donation of N200 million.
“In a letter he personally signed, the managing director of NPA, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho said the Authority stands with Borno State during the very devastating occurrence that has resulted in huge losses and disruption of lives and livelihoods.
“As a token of support for your disaster relief efforts, the NPA under the guidance of the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, hereby donates the sum N200 million to aid efforts at stabilising the victims as quickly as possible,” the statement read.
The agency was represented at the presentation of the cheque to the governor of Borno State in Maiduguri on Friday, by the executive director, Engineering & Technical Services, Engr. Ibrahim Abba Umar; executive director Finance and Administration, Vivian Richard Edet and executive director Marine and Operations Engr. Olalekan Badmus.
