WARRI- The flood wrecked communities in the Ijaw riverine area of Delta State have called on the Delta State Governor , Senator Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa to come to their aide by sending relief materials to them to alleviate their present suffering.
Speaking on behalf of the communities, National President of Foundation for human rights and anti-Corruption Crusade (Fohurac) Barr. Alaowei Cleric, Esq has said that the communities have suffered untold havoc at the banks of Ramos and Forcados Rivers and their estuaries in Delta State.
‘‘The affected communities have been submerged by the raging flood. Some of the inhabitants have built makeshift houses in their canoes to sleep. Houses have been submerged by the flood to a window level.
‘’We have dispatched our social welfare department staffers to the communities for an on-the-spot assessment of the affected areas. Already we have received distress calls from our members in the affected communities that there is a great humanitarian crisis in the areas visited.
‘‘According to our team of field supervisors, communities graviously affected by the flood are: Eseimogbene, Ekametagbene, Tuomo, Okpokunou, Opurudiegbene, Ogriagbene, Kalafiogbene, Ebeberegbene, Ekogbene,Edegbene, Oyangbene, Akparemogbene, Egolegbene, Ayakoromo, Bubougbene, Newtown, Yayorogbene, Gbekebor, Obotebe, Ekorogbene and Okrika.
Others are: Ebeingbene, Ogboingbene, Ogodobiri, Okoloba, Akugbene, Enekorogha, Edegbene, Opurutiegbene, Kalafuogbene, Ebeberegbene, Ekogbene, etc all in Burutu and Bomadi LGAs.
‘‘The situation is becoming so precarious in the affected communities except an urgent attention is given to them by the relevant authorities. We can’t tell what will be the fate of these people in the incoming days if no succour is given to them.
‘‘We therefore call on the Government of Delta State, especially the State Emergency Management Agency, (SEMA), National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA), Red Cross Society and all developmental partners/NGOs to come to the aid of these communities. We also implore the Governor of Delta State, His Excellency, Sen. (DR.) Ifeanyi Okowa to send an emergency response team to the affected communities to get first-hand information. The Governor’s timely response will save lives that have been endangered’’ the statement said.
