Swiss Embassy donates €1.2m to Maiduguri flood victims
Swiss Federation has donated 1.2 million Euros to the Borno State Flood Disaster Relief Fund to provide much-needed support to the victims of the flood disaster in the state.
The donation was announced by the Swiss Ambassador to Nigeria, Nicolas Lang, who led a delegation on a sympathy visit to the government house in Maiduguri on Wednesday.
Ambassador Lang was accompanied by Mr Nicolas Martin-Achard, the Senior Humanitarian Advisor, and Mr Florent Geel, the Senior Political Advisor at the Swiss Embassy.
Switzerland had previously supported the Borno Model in 2023 with about 700,000 USD.
The Borno Model is a programme for the mass exit of armed Boko Haram insurgents and civilians trapped in the lines of conflict.
“These donations in 2023 and 2024 demonstrate Switzerland’s continued support and solidarity with the Borno State Government and the people of Borno affected by the crises,” Ambassador Lang said.
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Responding, Governor Zulum thanked Ambassador Lang and his team for taking time to pay the sympathy visit to Borno State. He applauded the Swiss Federal Government for the generous donation to the affected flood victims.
He assured that the donation will be used judiciously.
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