Palliatives have been supplied by the Niger Delta Development Commission to communities in the eight local government areas of Bayelsa State that are vulnerable to flooding.
According to a statement released in Port Harcourt on Thursday by the NDDC Director, Corporate Affairs, Pius Ughakpoteni, the commission noted that the gesture was part of its efforts to lessen the impacts of floods on the people of the state.
Speaking at the handover of the various palliatives in Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa State, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, the NDDC’s managing director, explained that the distribution of the relief supplies was the interventionist agency’s response to the difficulties facing the people and a means of mitigating the effects of the recurring flooding in many communities throughout the state.
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Under the leadership of Godknows Alamieyeseigha, the Director of the Bayelsa State Office of the Commission, and Dr. Week Doodei, the Director of the NDDC Director, Procurement, Ogbuku stated that the palliatives were given to the representatives of the several communities to assist them in addressing their issues.
Saying, “We share in the pains of the victims of the flooding in Bayelsa State,” he reiterated the NDDC’s dedication to easing the difficulties faced by the people of the Niger Delta region. We understand that they have lost a great deal that cannot be gained again.
“We guarantee that the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) offers excellent programs for the local population, and the distribution of palliatives will benefit as many people as possible.”
In order to make sure that flood victims had something to fall back on after their losses, he urged community representatives in the areas affected by the flooding to distribute the supplies wisely. These included food and household items, farm inputs, and livelihood items like canoes, fishing nets, and hooks, among others.
“The NDDC is not only about building roads and physical infrastructure,” the speaker continued. We get involved in social services as well.
“We’ll keep an eye on how these palliatives are distributed to make sure they reach the impacted areas. The Commission was established to deal with circumstances like these, thus this intervention will take place in every state covered by the NDDC mandate.
The head of the NDDC warned that stockpiling and diversion of the commodities would not be allowed and pleaded with the leaders of the beneficiary communities to make sure that the items reached the most disadvantaged individuals in their communities.
Following an inspection of the relief supplies loaded into numerous vehicles, the NDDC boss’s representatives gave the community leaders instructions to make sure the various supplies were transported to the various local government districts and localities where they would be delivered.