755 Flood-Affected Households in Potiskum Receive Food Basket and Dignity Kits from Yobe SEMA, CARE Nigeria.
755 Flood-Affected Households in Potiskum Receive Food Basket and Dignity Kits from Yobe SEMA, CARE Nigeria.
……..Over 100,000,000.00 (Million Naira) Worth of items distributed in Kind.
In a bid to support the recovery of households affected by flooding in Potiskum Local Government Area, His Excellency Governor Mai Mala Buni CON continued to mobilize resources to meet critical needs as today 1st Oct, 2025 the Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), in partnership with CARE Nigeria, has launched another distribution of food baskets and dignity kits to help families rebuild their lives.
A total of 755HH, drawn from 13 communities across 5 wards, benefited from the intervention. Each household received a package containing:
1. 50kg of Rice,
2. 25kg of Beans,
3. 5 Litre Vegetable oil, and Salt,
Additionally 125 women headed HH recieved diginity kits
This aimed at supporting families with immediate food needs. In addition, 125 dignity kits were provided to further support the most vulnerable groups, especially women and girls.
Addressing the beneficiaries, the Executive Secretary of SEMA, Dr. Goje Mohammed said the agency is commited to ensuring that no affected community is left behind. He encouraged the beneficiaries to make the best use of the items for the wellbeing of their families, noting that the intervention is not only about food but also about restoring hope, dignity, and resilience to those impacted by the disaster.
Dr. Goje further commended the support of CARE Nigeria saying that this is not the first time they key in to ongoing support and ES further commended other humanitarian partners who continue to stand with the government and people of Yobe State during emergencies. He stressed that such collaboration complements the state government’s broader recovery efforts and reflects the shared responsibility of ensuring that communities can rebuild and thrive after disasters.
This distribution exercise is part of SEMA’s wider humanitarian response strategy, which combines emergency food aid, non-food support, and resilience-building initiatives to help flood-affected households recover and return to normal life.