FG Distributes Relief Materials to Flood Victims in Ondo

Fidelis David in Akure

The federal government has flagged off the distribution of relief materials to victims of flood that ravaged the Ondo State in 2024.
Recently, property worth millions of naira were destroyed by flood which hit some parts of Ondo town, Akure and Ilaje.
In Ondo town, some of the areas affected include Itanla, Oka, Odo Ijomu, Bethlehem, Akure-Ondo expressway among others.

However, Minister of Regional Development, Abubakar Momoh, while flagging off the distribution of the items in Akure the state capital at the weekend, said the gesture was to assist the victims and bring succour to them.
Specifically, Momoh said the items include which worth millions of naira trucks of rice, motorcycles, sewing machines, grinding machines, cooking stoves, smokeless stoves, spaghettis, beans amongst others and will be for all affected victims in the Niger Delta region.
His words: “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, asked me to visit Akure today and to convey his message to you people. There was a time there was flood in this part of Nigeria, that is the entire Niger Delta region, and recently too there was another flood.

“He said, Minister, you have to go there and take care of your people. Make sure that you send enough palliative because when there’s flood, there’s always a problem.
“People are displaced. They don’t have means of livelihood. So, he gave approval and we are doing the symbolic presentation here today and this will take place in the entire states of the Niger Delta region. We are handing over to the stakeholders of these very states, which of course include primarily the governor, the traditional rulers, and the members from the ministry.

Speaking on the policies of the present administration which has continued to inflict pains on average Nigerians, the Minister justified that, “the decisions being taken are painful, but that is the only way by which we can address the problems that have been facing this country. If you want Nigeria to thrive, you must take far-reaching decisions that will initially inflict pains on the people of our country.”
He added that, “In a very short time, you will begin to see the effects of the decision or the policy of the federal government that have been taken so far. So, I want us to continue to pray for our president because the president means very well for Nigeria. If Nigeria is not better during this administration, it means we are cursed.

In his remarks, Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, represented by the Commissioner for Regional Planning and Urban Development, Olaniyi Gbenga, commended the FG for coming to the rescue of the victims in the state.

He stressed that the state government had put every necessary machinery in place to avert the flood in the future.

Also, the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi appreciated the FG for the gesture, expressing optimism that the materials will be judiciously distributed.