Olusegun Obasanjo, Kashim Imam Begins Distribution of Cooked Meals to Victims
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Parliamentary Liaison Officer, Alhaji Kashim Imam, has volunteered to provide meals to a large number of people displaced by recent flood that submerged more than half of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital and its environs.
Imam, who is also a former Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, said the gesture became imperative in order to protect many residents of the state who had been thrown into discomfort as result of the devastating flood, which resulted in unprecedented devastation, with over 30 lives lost, 23,000 residential houses destroyed, and 414,000 people displaced, critical infrastructure, including bridges, roads, electricity systems, healthcare facilities, and schools, severely damaged, as well as approximately one million people losing their source of livelihood.
Imam. who is known for his philanthropic acts, had to relocate to Maiduguri to supervise the distribution of food to internally displaced persons’ camps accommodating the victims of the disaster in Maiduguri and its environs.According to Imam who spoke during a brief press conference, “We are saddened by the shared numbers of lives lost, by our account, it’s running into hundreds and sadly their bodies are being discovered daily as water recedes. The carnage, the loss of lives, the loss of properties and unimaginable displacements.“The immediate emphasis is on food, I have seen people crying they haven’t eaten in two days and this is an immediate concern of everybody, as water recedes and we count our losses then these other challenges will also come to the fore.
