Lawmakers urge rescue of trapped Delta flood victims

[Sunexx360]

HUNDREDS of Delta State indigenes are still trapped in many remote flooded communities and cannot leave because they do not have the means to do so.
This fact emerged at the weekend when the senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District, Pius Ewerido visited the affected areas.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Mr. Basil Ganagana, has called on the Federal Government to expedite action in alleviating the plight of Patani Council indigenes trapped by flood.
Also, about 500 displaced Niger State  indigenes who are currently camped  in Agenebode, Etsako East Council have appealed to Governor Babangida Aliyu to come to their aid.
In a related development, Bishop on the Niger Diocese (Anglican Communion), Anambra State, Rt Revd Owen Dozie Nwokolo, said that the only way Nigerians could demonstrate the purpose of their creation was by assisting the flood victims.
Ewerido who toured many of the flooded communities in the senatorial district accompanied by stalwarts of the Democratic People's Party (DPP), urged the federal government to urgently compel the naval authorities to deploy naval boats to the communities to rescue many of the trapped victims.
Ewerido, who donated relief materials including yams, rice, blankets, cartons noodles, clothes, and other items to the displaced persons, urged government to evolve measures to handle the post flooding problems.
Ganagana, who also distributed relief materials worth millions of naira to internallydisplaced persons in the 16 communities of the Council ,expressed disbelief at the level ofdestruction after a tour to assess the level of devastation.
He reiterated the need for the federal government to increase the level of funding to the state to enable it address the calamity that had befallen the people.
Ganagana therefore, appealed to the displaced persons to immediately vacate the area to camps established by the government for their safety and welfare.
The displaced Niger indigenes in one of the camps however, commended the efforts of the Etsako East local council and Governor Adams Oshiomhole for providing them with relief materials but lamented the inability of their state government to respond to their ordeal.
In the same vein,  non-governmental organisations, the Health Support Initiative (HSI), Rural African Health Initiative (RAHI), and Conference of Non Governmental Organisations (CONGO) in collaboration with the Edo North Zone of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) have opened clinics to assist  the victims.
Nwokolo who spoke at a thanksgiving service to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Eteleson Group, Onitsha, urged Nigerians and multi-nationals assist the flood victims with relief materials such as food items, medicine, clothes and shelter.
He also advised Nigerians to store food to beused next year and in the nearest future, stressing that there could be famine in 2013.

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Those still trapped should be rescured as soon as possible.