Anambra
State Government has distributed relief materials worth N60 million to riverine
communities affected by this year’s flood disaster.
Communities
that were affected include Ayamelum, Anambra East, Anambra West, Ogbaru,
Onitsha North, Onitsha South, Awka North, Idemili South Ekwusigo and Ihiala
Local Government Areas.
The
donations were made to the victims by the National Emergency Management Agency,
NEMA, through the State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA.
Items
received include several bags of rice, beans, garri, mattresses, palm and
vegetable oil, blankets, bundles of wrappers, mats and buckets.
Others
were bags of cement, bundles of zinc, ceiling boards and nails, which are to be
used to reconstruct damaged and submerged houses in the affected areas.
The
items were handed over to the town union presidents and traditional rulers of
the affected communities by two directors of the agency, Mr. Chuks Onyejekwe
and Chief Vincent Ezewuzie, who performed the ceremony on behalf of the
Executive Secretary of SEMA, Chief Paul Odenigbo.
The
SEMA officials emphasized the need for equitable sharing of the materials to
avoid spite and bad blood in the affected communities and commended NEMA for
responding to the plight of the affected communities.
Representatives
of the benefitting communities expressed gratitude to NEMA and the Anambra
State Government for coming to the aid of the people and pledged to share the
items in a peaceful manner.
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