Rivers State Governor Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has assured victims of Omoku and Ahoada flood disaster of his administration’s plan in providing them with relief materials.
Governor Amaechi spoke recently at Okwuzi, one of the flooded communities in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of the State.
Apart from Obrikom, Ebocha and Okwuzi where the governor visited, also ravaged by the flood are Egbema, Kala, Opuogbogolo in Ahoada West Local Government Area of the state.
Amaechi said, urgent and drastic steps would be taken to provide shelter, food and healthcare services for the displaced victims.
According to him, “by Monday we expect the executive council committee to take over. They will come with mattresses, clean potable water, food and medical items. Where we have primary schools those people that are displaced should take over.
We will get doctors to come and see if there are water borne diseases, we will see what we can do to assist them”, he said.
Amaechi called on the federal government to come to the rescue of the state as it has been submerged by flood like some other parts of the country.
According to him, “we will get the federal government to know that the flood also affected Rivers State. We never knew that the flood affected Rivers State until some few days ago. And it is bad, very bad. What I saw today is a monumental national disaster. We have must act quickly. I have called for an emergency State Executive Council meeting for us to start addressing the flood
Barth Ndu
