Ebonyi flood: Reps member donates N8m, relief materials to victims

The member representing Ohaozara, Onicha and Ivo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Nkemkama Kama, has donated N8 million and relief materials to victims of the recent flood disaster in Akaeze community, Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi.

Kama, who visited the affected community and toured five villages to assess the extent of the damage, described the situation as devastating, saying several houses had been destroyed, families displaced, and property worth billions of naira lost.

“I came to see the devastating effect of the flood that affected my people. It is terrible. I have not seen anything like such devastation before. Houses and families have been displaced, homes destroyed, and properties worth billions of naira lost,” he said.

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The lawmaker, who was accompanied by stakeholders from the council area, donated 500 cartons of noodles and N8 million in cash to the victims as immediate relief pending further interventions from the state and Federal Governments.

He explained that he personally contributed N4 million, while the Commissioner for Infrastructure in the state, Engr. Obasi Abara, donated another N4 million.

“While I was coming today, I came with about 500 cartons of Indomie, and I also gave them a token of N4 million, supported by my commissioner with another N4 million, just to get things going while we wait for the intervention to start rolling in,” Kama said.

The lawmaker disclosed that officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) had visited the affected communities.

He added that he had also communicated with the Director-General of NEMA over the disaster, expressing optimism that further assistance would come from both the state and Federal Governments.

“I can assure you there will be many interventions coming from the state and the federal level,” he said.

One of the victims, Okoro Emmanuel, described the flood as unprecedented, saying several buildings collapsed while farms were submerged.

He appealed to the government and well-meaning individuals to come to the aid of the affected communities.

Another victim, Nwali Ogochukwu, said he lost all his buildings to the flood.

“I lost my building. All my buildings just fell. All of them,” he said, appealing for assistance.

The victims said no lives were lost in the disaster but noted that the flood had displaced residents and destroyed homes, farms, and other valuable property, leaving many families stranded and in urgent need of assistance.