NEMA Uyo Operations Office in collaboration with other stakeholders distributed relief items to victims of flood disaster in Eket/Onna/Esit Eket/Ibeno Federal Constituency of Akwa Ibom State on Friday 21st and Monday 24th June, 2024. The relief items were made up of food and non-food Items. The distribution exercises were flagged off by the Head of Operations Mrs Mmandu Aisueni and Mr. Demian Egwu (ACSARO) respectively. They expressed the heartfelt condolences of the Director General, Mrs. Zubaida Umar to the people adding that the items were to help cushion the effect of the disaster. They also charged the beneficiaries to be safety conscious, especially with the NiHSA Annual Flood Outlook prediction, that highlighted Ibeno and other Local Government Areas within the constituency as high flood risk prone areas. A member of the House of Representatives for the constituency Hon. Okpolupm Etteh appreciated the Federal Government through NEMA for providing the items to ameliorate the suffering of his people. He thanked NEMA for the swift and timely intervention while urging the beneficiaries to make judicious use of the items. He corroborated the need for people to heed disaster warnings as well as collaborate with government to reduce the impact of these natural hazards by maintaining good environmental practices. In their responses Obong Kparawa High Chief Frances Eno (Eket) and Mr. Emmanuel Silvanus (Ibeno) thanked the Federal Government and NEMA on behalf of the beneficiaries. Other relevant stakeholders at the distribution were the
• Nigeria Police Force
• Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps
• Military
• Local Government chairmen and representatives,
• Community leaders and the media.
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