Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has called on residents living in flood-prone areas to relocate to safer grounds as floodwaters continue to rise, putting coastal communities at risk.
The government assured residents that it is taking swift and necessary actions to protect lives and provide shelter for those affected.
Speaking from Asaba, the state’s capital, Festus Ahon, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, emphasized that the government would not abandon its citizens in the face of this natural disaster.
Ahon said, “As soon as we got the warning on the impending flood, our hardworking Governor Sheriff Oborevwori set up a high-powered flood management Committee headed by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Kingsley Emu.
“The Committee went straight to work and we have been alerting residents living in such flood-prone areas to move to higher grounds.
“In the interim, we are setting up camps in Asaba, Kwale, Patani, Ozoro and Otu-Jeremi for the people to move in.
“The Flood Management Committee, in collaboration with the State Emergency Management Agency and the National Emergency Management Agency, has been going around coastal communities to enlighten the people that the flood is coming and that they should move to the camps nearest to them.
“As a responsible government, the Oborevwori’s administration is ever committed to ensuring the safety of lives of all residents across the state.
“As a Committee, we have made arrangements for mattresses, feeding, electricity, water, and medical supplies for the IDPs, and we urge them to relocate to the camps nearest to them.
“Aside from the above provisions, we have also made arrangements for school children to be taught in the camps”.
