Mainstream Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited, has donated relief materials to the victims of Mokwa floods in Niger state.
Its Programme Manager, Zayyan Illo, who led the Foundation’s team to Mokwa for the distribution of the relief materials, expressed the foundation’s condolences to the government and and those affected by the disaster in Mokwa.
He said:“As an organisation directly involved in community development, we are deeply saddened by this calamity and our heart goes out to the people of Mokwa. We have seen the immediate challenges posed by this calamity and the despondency that has engulfed the town.
“Mainstream Foundation is here to support during this difficult time”.What we are giving out today includes food items such as rice, spaghetti, sugar, and spices, including household essentials like mattresses, blankets, and buckets. Each beneficiary is also provided with minimal funds to aid in their stabilisation.”
He reaffirmed the Foundation’s commitment to supporting communities around the lake, focusing on education, health, community empowerment, and environmental initiatives to improve their lives.
Speaking, Olugbenga Adebola, Head of Corporate Communications at Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited, stated that the management of Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited has never shirk its responsibility in supporting communities.
He said:”Today, Mainstream Foundation is intervening in the Mokwa situation and our strategy has always been to intervene directly so that these much-needed items go directly to the beneficiaries. It is the hallmark of our interventions. As one of the first successor companies of the old PHCN, Manstream Foundation was the first duly registered foundation in the power sector and has always reached out to communities directly.”
He punctured the misinformation circulating in some online media on the cause of the flood.
He explained that none of the tributaries leading to the Kainji or Jebba dams pass through Mokwa, making it geographically implausible for water from these dams to have caused the flood.
In her comment, Salamatu Saidu of Gangaren Hausawa, one of the beneficiaries of the Foundation’s intervention, said, “I lost everything. Even what I am wearing was donated to me. I am so grateful for this company, and may the Almighty bless them.”
Zainab Ilyasu, another beneficiary,lamented she situation.
She said:“My children were rescued from under rubble, still alive, but not all my neighbours came out alive. Only the Almighty Allah can bless this foundation enough. They have come to us, given us food items and even what to sleep on, including money to make soup. May the Almighty cover them and increase them”.