Former President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday visited Borno and Jigawa to commiserate with the people of the two states.
The former president visited Borno over the devastating flooding in the state and Jigawa over the tanker explosion that claimed no fewer than 180 lives.
A statement issued in Abuja by his spokesperson, Garba Shehu, said the two incidents happened when the former president was away from the country.
Buhari, according to the statement, lamented the damage, destruction and loss of lives that followed the floods in Borno, hinging this on climate change.
He commended the Federal and state governments for the joint efforts to restore normalcy after the floods.
Gov. Babagana Zulum and the Shehu of Borno, Abubakar Ibn El-Kanemi thanked the former president for the visit.
Zulum said the state would never forget the president “who has done so much and so well for Nigeria and Borno state in particular.
“Without the 85 megawatts captive power plant you built here, Maiduguri would have continued in darkness.
”You gave us the North East Development Commission, a military university, a federal polytechnic, and a college of education and ensured the gradual return of peace after years of Boko Haram terrorism,” he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria also reports that acting governor of Jigawa, Aminu Usman, led the former president to the Rasheed Shekoni University Teaching Hospital, where survivors of the explosion were being treated.
Mr Buhari joined in prayers for the repose of the souls of those who died in the incident and the quick recovery of others still on admission in hospitals.
The acting governor thanked the former president for the visit and the cash donation to victims of the disaster.
NAN
