The First Lady, Mrs Remi Tinubu, has donated N40 million along with various food items to victims of the recent tanker explosion in Majiya village of Taura local government area in Jigawa State.
The donation was presented on her behalf by a delegation led by Wife of the Speaker of House of Representatives, Hajia Fatima Tajudeen Abbas, at the Government House in Dutse, the state capital.
Handing over the cheque and food items to the Wife of the State governor, Hadiza Umar Namadi, the First Lady, in a statement by her media aide, Busola Kukoyi, on Thursday, said the plight of the victims was of great concern to her, and assured the state government of continued support and prayers.
Receiving the commiseration and donations from the First Lady Tinubu with thanks, Governor of Jigawa State, Mallam Umar Namadi, assured the delegation that the donation would be judiciously deployed to cater for the victims.
Also, appreciating President Bola Tinubu for his prompt and fatherly response to the disaster in the state, the governor disclosed that some of the victims were already getting better after receiving medical care.
While noting that the tanker explosion was a sad episode for the state, Wife of the Governor, who received the items on behalf of the state government, described the visit and donation by the First Lady of Nigeria as a show of motherly love, unity and solidarity.
The delegation was earlier at the Rasheed Shekoni Federal University Teaching Hospital, Dutse, where some of the victims are currently receiving medical attention.
