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Windstorm: Buhari sends delegation to Bauchi


President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, to lead a Federal Government delegation to Bauchi State following the windstorm incident which destroyed 1,505 houses in the state capital.
Eight persons have been confirmed dead while 120 others were reported injured in the incident.
Azare, another major town was struck by a major fire disaster that destroyed a market in the town few days later.
The delegation, according to a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Garba Shehu, also includes the Director General of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Engr. Mustapha Yunusa Maihaja.
He said the delegation would assess the extent of damage caused by the disaster.

“Already, NEMA has started mobilising relief items from its warehouses located in Damaturu and Yola for onward distribution to those displaced by the windstorm. The aid materials are expected to reach Bauchi on Tuesday evening while assessment is being conducted on the fire incident in Azare,” the statement said.
In an earlier message on Monday, President Buhari extended his deepest sympathies to victims of the windstorm and fire incidents.

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