The Technical Working Group of the National Steering Committee on flooding has completed its on-the-spot assessment of the after effects of the recent flood disaster in Anambra state with Ogbaru Local Government Area, describing devastation in the area as terrible.
the group visited the major affected parts of the council area including Naval Outpost Onitsha where the fence and other structures were collapsed by the flooding , federal road linking Onitsha and Ogbaru was totally devastated including the two major bridges on the road.
They also visited the Ogbaru Local Government Headquarters at Atani where the entire fence, gate, and other structures were pulled down.
Speaking during the exercise , the Anambra state Deputy Governor, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim commended the team for visiting the state and expressed the hope that they will produce an excellent report at the end, and that the federal government will intervene immediately to save people in the areas from untold hardship.
Dr Ibezim emphasized the need for both states and federal governments to join efforts to end issue of flooding in Nigeria as the incident has caused the country much including life and property noting that Anambra is among the most affected.
Deputy Governor Ibezim who made the call while interacting with the team during the tour of some of the flood affected Local Government Areas in Anambra state, said federal government’s efforts towards preferring permanent solution to flood disaster in the country should be paramount.
The Leader of the team, Engineer Dilichukwu Etigbue, while rating damages recorded in the state after the recent flood outbreak in some parts of the country high, promised that the team will submit the report as soon as possible to the presidency for onward action.
The Transition Committee Chairman for Ogbaru Local Government Area, Mr Pascal Aniegbunam called on the Buhari led administration to as a matter of urgency intervene on the Ogbaru federal road as it is the only major route that connects various communities in the area, and as well links the Council area with Onitsha.
A villager at Umunankwo Osamala in Ogbaru Council Area , Mr Silvester Nsofor, commended the federal and state governments on the visit, and assured that people in the area will maximally support the government during the construction of the collapsed bridges, and pleaded that government should hasten up with construction of the federal road to lessen their suffering.
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