Jeje Riders Nigeria International in collaboration with Notore Chemical Industries Plc., has donated food items worth millions of naira to victims of the recent flood disaster in Jigawa State.

Delivering the relief materials to the Jigawa State government on behalf of the organisations, the chairman, Board of Trustee and President of JeJe Riders Nigeria, Tizhe Ibrahim Mathew who was represented by Associate ENT Professor, Dr. Mohammed Mainasara said, the materials are aimed at giving their own support to the flood victims in the state.

Dr Mainasara expressed the group's deep sympathy with victims, some of whom lost loved ones to the disaster. Wanton destruction of properties and a wide spread displacement of people and disease infestation followed the disaster.

"We are presenting this donation as part of the charity activities we are carrying in collaboration with Notore Chemical Industries Plc.

"JeJe Riders is a group of touring bikers but we have many charity and community programs for supporting the less privileged, complementing government effort in promoting digital literacy, education, public
healthcare service delivery and fight against rape, drug abuse and related awful acts among youths.”

He explained that, the food items delivered to Jigawa State government included 20 tons of Maize and 200 cartons of noodles to support 200 families.

Also speaking on the occasion, the head of Marketing, Notore Chemical Industries Plc., Mr Joel Bwankwot, said Notore is concerned for the farmers of Jigawa who were impacted by the floods and believed that the donations will go a long way in providing succour to the victims.

He said in line with the company's mission statement of improving the quality of life, Notore has been involved in series of humanitarian gestures in Nigeria and West Africa.

“Recently, we collaborated with the bikers association to plant over 3,000 trees in Bauchi State to commemorate the World Environment Day. This was done to support the fight against climate change, deforestation and lose of arable land currently being experienced in many parts of Northern Nigeria.

“We have spent millions of naira to make these interventions and we will continue to do so in the years ahead”, said Bwankwot.

Speaking when he received the JeJe Riders in Dutse, the state governor Alhaji Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, thanked the group for the donation and also identifying with the people of the state in this abysmal time when flooding that killed over 130, displaced over 100,000 and washed away over 14,000 hectares of farmland.

The governor who was represented by his deputy Malam Umar Namadi reiterated the commitment of the state government to join hands with all partners and experts in finding a lasting solution to the perennial disaster.