Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has ordered the immediate release of N100 million to provide relief materials to victims of the flood-ravaged communities in Etsako Central, Etsako East, and Esan South East Local Government Areas of the state. He also assured that government will look for a long-term solution to avoid a re-occurrence in the future just as he said Government will liaise with the Federal Government to get relief for the displaced persons.
The governor who visited the displaced persons and the flooded communities said the natural disaster caused by the overflowing of the River Niger which has led to the loss of property worth billions of naira in the state.
According to him, as a government we will try as much as possible to reduce the hardship suffered by the people by providing relief materials. What we cannot change we will bear it.
The governor rode in a canoe to get to the affected communities to see for himself the extent of damage done by the flood, admonished them to remain faithful that the calamity will soon be over to enable them return to their father land.
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