Kwara State Government delegation has visited Shonga in Edu Local Government Area of the state to establish the causes of the unusual flooding that has submerged rice farmlands stretching thousands of hectares.
Led by the Deputy Chief of Staff Princess Bukola Babalola, the delegation also delivered relief materials worth millions of naira for the farmers in the affected community, Tada.
The delegation visited the Emir of Shonga Dr. Haliru Yahya Ndanusa and the victims at Tada.
Other members of the delegation were the Chairman House of Assembly Committee on Agriculture Saba Gideon; Honourable Commissioners for Agriculture, Water Resources, Environment, Youth; Special Adviser on Special Duties; SSA Security to the Governor; Chairman Edu Local Government Area Abdullahi Bello; Secretary Kwara State Emergency Management Agency; a director in the Office of the Secretary to the State Government; and General Manager of Kwara State Social Investment Programme.
Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor, Princess Bukola Babalola assured the victims that the government would offer assistance to the farmers to cushion the effect of the flooding on their farms.
Princess Babalola said her delegation was there to see the damage done to the farms, especially the rice farms in Tada community.
She pledged to the Community of taking the message back to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to see what can be done to remedy the situation
Princess Babalola thanked residents of the community for their cooperation and understanding.
She explained that the government cares for their well-being and would support them, including establishing the causes of the flooding.
Emir of Shonga, Dr Halidu Yahya Ndanusa expressed sadness over the incident as the flooding could affect food security in the state.
Dr Ndanusa urged the state government to carry out thorough investigation to get the cause of the unusual flooding at this time.
Similarly, aTada Community leader, Muhammad Abdulkadir pointed out that several farmlands were submerged due to the flooding.
