Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, foremost presidential candidate in the country and national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has mourned the death of 51 persons that lost their lives in the recent flooding that occurred in Jigawa State.
Theliberationnews gathered that several communities across the state were affected and four local governments were badly hit by the flood that was caused by heavy rainfall that rendered hundreds homeless and killed 51.
Tinubu, in a statement signed on Saturday by Tunde Rahman of his Media Office, described the tragedy as devastating.
In a letter he wrote to Governor Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa State, the promising foremost presidential candidate in the country hoped for a speedy recovery for all the injured.
He assured Governor Badaru of his readiness to stand with him and the people of the state at all times, especially as they rebuild in their moments of distress.
