- The Ekiti State Government on Wednesday distributed relief materials to students of the Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti whose off-campus hostels were affected by flooding caused by heavy rains at the weekend.
The Ekiti State Government on Wednesday distributed relief materials to students of the Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti whose off-campus hostels were affected by flooding caused by heavy rains at the weekend.
The materials including cash, food items and disinfectants were given to about 200 students affected.
Governor Kayode Fayemi said his administration “has taken steps aimed at curbing a recurrence of the natural disaster”.
Fayemi, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, and the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mr Biodun Omoleye, at the event, lamented that the students were displaced by the flood.
He said the materials were procured to meet their immediate needs, promising that the state government would cater for the losses incurred by the students.
