NEMA distributes relief items to flood victims in Edo

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has distributed relief items to victims of flooding in Etsako East, Etsako Central and Esan South East local government areas of Edo State. Presenting the items on behalf of NEMA Director General, AVM Muhammadu Muhammed (rtd), in Benin yesterday, Head of NEMA, Benin Operation Office, Dahiru Yusuf, said the […]

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has distributed relief items to victims of flooding in Etsako East, Etsako Central and Esan South East local government areas of Edo State.

Presenting the items on behalf of NEMA Director General, AVM Muhammadu Muhammed (rtd), in Benin yesterday, Head of NEMA, Benin Operation Office, Dahiru Yusuf, said the items were to cushion the effects of the flood disaster on the affected residents.

“These items are given to the flood victims by the federal government due to this year’s flood to cushion the effect of the flood on the people. The federal government will always come to the aid of the people,” he said

On his part, the Head, Edo State Emergency Management Agency, Salami Lukeman, commended the federal government for coming to the aid of the state.

He assured that the items would get to victims as they have earlier done the enumeration to ascertain those affected and forwarded same to the government.

“The items will definitely get to the affected people because we have carried out enumeration and the people are already known, so the victims will get the items.”