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By Fatima Saka
The National Emergency Management Agency has allotted relief items to people with disabilities and others who are affected in the recent fire incident at Karmojiji a community in Abuja.
Director General NEMA Mrs Zubaida Umar flagged-off the relief distribution in Abuja reassuring that the Agency will continue to prioritize the protection of right and welfare of vulnerable groups during emergency situations and response to disasters.
She said the relief were provided by NEMA following request by the Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Persons With Disabilities (NCPWD) for the Agency to support them after the fire incident at Karmojiji that destroyed their homes, degraded their livelihoods and had subjected them to more hardship.
She also extended the sympathy of the Agency to those affected by the fire and appreciated the collaboration of stakeholders towards providing them with the much desired succour.
In his remarks, the Executive Secretary of NCPWD Dr David Lalu appreciated NEMA for coming to the aid of the fire incident with the distribution of the relief items.
The items distributed were bags of rice, foam mattresses, wax prints, brocades, children, women and men’s wears. Others were blankets, plastic buckets, plates cups and spoons.
Responding, some of the beneficiaries that spoke appreciated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, NEMA, NCPWD and Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agencies for responding to their situation in providing them with relief items. They however, requested for more supports to enable them become self reliant.
