The Rivers State Government has donated relief materials to flood victims in Degema and Tai Local Government Areas to ease the hardship caused by the disaster.
The Deputy Governor, Professor Ngozi Nma Odu, announced this during the handover of the items to the two local government councils at the Nigerian Navy Ship Pathfinder Operational Base, Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt.
Represented by the Commissioner for Education, Dr. Peters Nwagor, and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Communications, Dr. Honour Sirawoo, Professor Odu said the intervention was part of the government’s efforts to support affected communities and reduce the impact of flooding.
She acknowledged the difficulties faced by residents, adding that the government was committed to assisting while working towards lasting solutions to flooding.
The Deputy Governor urged traditional rulers, community leaders and local government officials to ensure that the materials reached the most vulnerable victims without political bias.
She stressed that flooding affected people regardless of their political affiliations and called for a fair and transparent distribution process.
In his response, the Chairman of Degema Local Government Area, Hon. Michael John Williams, represented by his Chief of Staff, Pastor Ipalibo Yellowe, assured the state government that the materials would be distributed to those affected by the disaster.
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He described this year’s flooding as severe and expressed hope that the intervention would bring relief to the victims.
Similarly, the Chairman of Tai Local Government Area, Dr. Mbakpone Friday Okpe, represented by the Supervisor for Environment, Hon. Kalabe Kinsman, said the disaster had claimed two lives and displaced several residents.
He said the relief materials would help ease the suffering of affected residents and reassure them of the government’s support.
Okpe thanked Governor Siminalayi Fubara for the intervention and pledged that the items would be delivered to the intended beneficiaries.
