Osun Government, PCFRR Distribute Relief Materials To 2019 Flood Victims

By ABIODUN JIMOH

Osun State Government in collaboration with the Presidential Committee on Flood Relief and Rehabilitation (PCFRR), through Osun State Emergency Management Agency has commenced the distribution of relief materials to the remaining Osun flood victims in the year 2019.

The event held in Osogbo attracted large number of Osun residents affected by the flood that ravaged some parts of the state last year.

In his opening remarks, Commissioner for Home Affairs, Prince Tajudeen Lawal appreciated both the state and federal government for deeming it fit to bring succor to the 2019 flood victims in the state.

The commissioner, who was represented by the Coordinating Director of the Ministry, Mrs Roseline Ajao disclosed that the report of the Nigeria Metrological Agency (NIMET) pointed out that Osun is one of the states that will be seriously affected by flood this year.

He therefore advised the residents in the state to desist from dumping refuse in the drainages to avoid blockage of water ways which might lead to flooding.

However, the commissioner urged every resident of Osun to be the mouth piece of government by discouraging people from dumping refuse in the rivers and drainages in order to avert flooding.

In his welcome address, the Acting General Manager, Osun State Emergency Management Agency (OSEMA), Engr. Tajudeen Adabanija stated that the welfare of the residents of Osun is paramount to governor Adegboyega Oyetola led administration.

He stated that this has prompted the government to embark on dredging  of rivers across the state in order to guide against flooding, while he prayed for the affected victims against experiencing such disaster again.

In their separate votes of thank, the duo of Mrs. Aderibigbe Adijat and Alhaji Bakare  Waheed who spoke on behalf of the victims thanked both the state and federal government for considering them worthy of benefitting from the relief materials, explaining that the materials will go a long way in cushioning  the effect of the disaster in their lives.

Some of the relief materials distributed to them were rice, palm oil, vegetable oil, noodles, sugar among others.