FG hands over relief materials to Anambra flood victims

From Obinna Odogwu, Awka

The Federal Government has released relief materials to the victims of the 2022 flooding in Awba Ofemmili community, Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State.

The relief materials were 122 bags of rice (25kg each), spaghetti 122, Semolina 122, 21 cartons of groundnut oil containing six bottles each, seven bags of salt containing about 45 pieces each and 20 cartons of maggi.

Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCRMI), Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim, who handed over the food items to the community, said that they would help to cushion the effects of last year’s flooding which affected many residents of the town.

Suleiman-Ibrahim, represented by the Principal Admin Officer of the commission, Mrs Gloria Ene, said that the federal government felt the pains of the victims; hence, the provision of the items to support them.

“What prompted the relief material was the flooding. The people of Awba Ofemmili encountered the 2022 flood that destroyed all their farmlands and so, they encountered a lot of problems. In fact, so many people died because of that incident.

“So, it is coming as succour to them; as succour to the vulnerable. It is coming as a succour at this time to help them; to soothe them because of all the damages they encountered last year during the flood”, Suleiman-Ibrahim said.

Special Assistant to the Governor on Security Matters, Mr Ignatius Okafor, and the parish priest of St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Rev. Fr. Joseph Nwilo, in their separate remarks, commended the government for its support.

“I am so happy for these relief materials because the people here are suffering. Sometimes it looks like they are not cared for; they’re not remembered in the sharing of some of these things.

“I thank the state government also because they came to their rescue during these flood disasters. They dropped some relief materials and then, some political parties also brought some relief materials then”, Fr. Nwilo said.

Okafor, on his part, said: “I am highly impressed. In fact, I am overwhelmed. I am so happy about it because our people are poor people. They are peasant farmers; very vulnerable. And last year, floods destroyed all our farms. People are going hungry. So, this thing came at the right time.”