Following recent flood incidents affecting parts of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, the Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency, Mrs Zubaida Umar, activated a technical team led by Director of Search and Rescue, Air Commodore Bature Usman, to strengthen response efforts and support affected persons.
The team, on arrival in Port Harcourt, inspected affected areas to assess the situation before delivering relief items approved by NEMA to provide immediate succour to victims of the flooding.
Presenting the items to the Rivers State Government during a courtesy visit to Government House, Air Commodore Usman conveyed the concern and sympathy of the NEMA Director General over the impact of the flooding on residents.
He explained that the team was deployed to provide coordination and technical support to complement ongoing response efforts by the state government and other relevant stakeholders in the affected communities.
The NEMA team comprised the Director of Relief and Rehabilitation, Mr Abbani Imam Garki, Acting Director of the South South Directorate, Mr Eric Ebhodaghe, and Head of the Port Harcourt Operations Office, Mr Chidi Ogundu.
Usman said the relief items were provided by the Federal Government through NEMA to complement the efforts of the Rivers State Government in alleviating the condition of affected persons.
Receiving the team on behalf of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor Professor Ngozi Odu expressed appreciation for the timely intervention, assuring that the items would be judiciously distributed to reach intended beneficiaries.
The relief materials were subsequently handed over to the Rivers State Head of Service, Dr Inyingi Brown, who inspected the items at a warehouse in Port Harcourt.
The intervention forms part of NEMA’s continued collaboration with state governments to strengthen coordinated response and provide timely humanitarian assistance to disaster affected communities.
By Asiwaju Adekunle Saheed
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