Wife of Anambra State Governor, Dr Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano and
founder of the charity organization, Caring Family Enhancement
Initiative, CAFE, has visited the four holding camps in Ogbaru and Onitsha North Local Government Areas, where thousands of persons
displaced by flood are taking shelter.
The Governor’s wife also donated relief materials which include food items, drugs, clothes, sanitary products, toiletries and other household items to the displaced persons.
The four holding centres are Saint Patrick’s Catholic Church, Ossomala and Ogbaru Local Government headquarters, Atani, Central School, Odekpe and Crowder Primary School, Onitsha, sheltering displaced persons from Anambra West.
Anambra State currently has seventeen holding centres across six local
government areas heavily affected by the flood which are Ogbaru, Ayamelum, Anambra East, Anambra West, Onitsha North and Onitsha South.
Addressing the people at the centres, Dr Mrs. Obiano noted that though flooding is a natural disaster, the government has ensured that every modality is put in place to make sure that persons at the centres are given maximum care.
The Governor’s wife who expressed sadness at the situation, noted that
as a mother, she felt the compassion to come around and see the people at the camps, and added that her works would not be complete if she
did not come to see how her children are bracing the menace.
Speaking, the Anambra State Commissioner for Health, Dr
Vincent Okpala, said the Ministry is monitoring the situations at the camps, disclosing that rapid
response health teams have been deployed across the twenty-one local council
government areas of Anambra State with special focus on regions badly
hit by the incident.
The Transition Committee Chairman of Ogbaru Local Government Area, Mr.
Arinze Awogu, revealed that a total of one thousand, six hundred and thirty-one persons are taking shelter in Ossomala camp, one thousand, seven hundred and thirty-five at Atani camp, and nine hundred and
seventy-eight at Odekpe,
Mrs. Ogochukwu Ifeanyi , Mrs. Chioma Adinkwu, and Mr Udoka
Chukwurah, who spoke on behalf of the residents of the camps, noted that early intervention and consistent reach-out by the state government, as well as the pragmatic efforts of the local councils have
helped made life easier for the camp residents.
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