Director-General of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Mustapha Ahmed, on Friday, disclosed that the Agency did not receive any $1 million donation from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), for the support of flood victims in 2022. Mr Ahmed gave the clarification in Abuja during the visit of Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara. Recall that the US Embassy had via a statement issued by the US Ambassador, Mary Beth Leonard in October 2022 announced the donation. The US had explained that the unusually heavy rainfall, which resulted in flooding, had affected nearly 2.8 million people across the country. It added that many homes had been damaged or completely destroyed, displacing millions of persons.

Source: Nigerian Tribune August 18, 2023 22:38 UTC