Jonathan Tells Flood Victims don't commit suicide.

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday urged victims of the
devastating floods in Kogi State not to commit suicide, saying the
Federal Government will support them.
He also promised to build more dams across the country to forestall a
recurrence of flooding.
Jonathan, who spoke in Lokoja, Kogi State after he inspected
placesravaged by the floods in the state, decried the havoc the
flooding caused.
While advising the victims not to commit suicide, the President
promised that the Federal Government would within its available
resources provide them with the needed assistance.
The visit, he said, was to deliver theFederal Government's message of
sympathy to the victims.
He said the Federal Government would provide more funds for the affected states.
According to him, the initial FederalGovernment's financial provision
isto stabilise the affected people.
The President said the Federal Government would further assist the
victims who had collected loans from banks, particularly the farmers
among them.
He stated that the committee put up to generate money for the victims
would succeed and impact positively on the victims.
He also hailed the efforts of the state government, National Emergency
Management Agency and other agencies in checking theflooding.
Earlier Governor Idris Wada commended Jonathan for the Federal
Government's quick intervention.
He requested the President to further assist the victims by allocating
unoccupied Federal Government houses and buildings at Ajaokuta Iron
and Steel Company.
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