A Kebbi-born philantropist, Alhaji Hassan Adamu, has constructed a bypass to assist motorists after a heavy flood pulled down the Mayalo Bridge in Maiyama Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the bridge links over 20 villages in the council area.
It reportedly collapsed on Friday, following a heavy flood from a torrential two-day rain, which lasted from Thursday to Friday.
The bridge links Mayalo, Sambawa, Gumbin-Kure, and Uguwar Shuaibu, amongst other villages, with the headquarters of the coucil.
NAN also learnt that the flood ravaged the communities, prompting swift response from the residents and their leaders.
Reacting to the development, the Acting Sole Administrator of the LGA, Alhaji Haruna Mashabo-Jega,
pledged immediate support to the affected communities.
Mashabo-Jega commended the efforts of the people in creating an emergency access road.
Also speaking, the philantropist, who hails from Gumbin-Kure, said he was moved by the need to reconnect his hometown to the neighbouring communities.
”My commitment to giving back to my community is what pushed me to come with the idea to sponsor the construction of an alternative access road.
”Previously, I have helped the community in the areas of healthcare facility, police outpost, and construction of an Islamic school,” Adamu said.
He called on the Federal and
State Governments as well as non- governmental organisations to provide support to the flood-ravaged communities.
He also called on the government to urgently reconstruct the bridge in order to restore smooth transportation in the area. (NAN
