The Presidential Amnesty Programme has commenced the
distribution of food and other household items to ameliorate the plight of
victims of some flood- ravaged communities in the Niger Delta region
The week-long exercise, which commenced last weekend, is
focused on communities mostly affected by the flood.
The Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and
Coordinator, Amnesty Programme, Prof. Charles Dokubo, said while flagging off
distribution of relief materials in Bomadi, headquarters of Bomadi Local
Government Area in Delta State, that the gesture was to provide succour for
inhabitants of the affected communities who had lived in terrible conditions
since their homes and sources of livelihood were consumed by the flood.
A statement issued by his spokesman, Murphy Ganagana quoted
Dokubo as saying: "The Amnesty Programme is meant for the people of Niger
Delta and whatever affects communities in the region affects us directly or
indirectly. President Muhammadu Buhari was moved by reports on your plight and
we are here to identify with you in your period of need; we are here to
alleviate your pains."
Dokubo, who was represented by Ganagana, listed rice, beans,
indomie, groundnut oil, maggi, tomato and detergents, as among the items being
distributed to the flood victims.
Others include bathing soap, disinfectants, and medicals.
He said, "So far, we’ve spent N90million on purchase of
the relief materials we are distributing to the various communities which
include Bomadi, Oboro, Okpokunou, Esanma, Akugbene, Ogodobiri, Ezebiri,
Ayakoromo, Tuomo, Ogbobagbene, Kpakiama, Obotebe, Ofonibeinghan,
Gbekebo,Ogbeingbene, Patani, Aven, Kolowari and Gbaregolor, among several other
communities in Delta State.
Communities in Bayelsa State where relief materials are
being distributed are Adagbabiri, Odi, Trofani, Kaiama, Esampou, Zarama,
Ogbeinbiri, and other communities, Opuama, Ofunama, Shekelewu, Ogbudugbudu,
Arogbo, Safa-Arogbo, Agadagba Obon, and Ajakoroama, Opugbini.
Several others in Edo and Ondo states would also benefit
from the largesse.
At Trofani, Bayelsa
State, the Ebedaowei of Kabowei kingdom,
Aserifa Hope Torru, while receiving officials of the Amnesty Office on
arrival at his palace before the
commencement of distribution of relief materials in the community,
described Dokubo as a humane, responsive
and caring leader committed to the interest and welfare of Niger Delta people.
"It is on record that we’ve had several flood disasters
in the past; I remember what happened in 2012 and thereafter. This is the first
time the Amnesty Office will share in our pains and take steps to ameliorate
our plight. This is commendable and I urge other private and public
organizations to take a cue from what the Amnesty Office has done to give us
succour’, the monarch remarked.
Chairman of Oboro community in Burutu Local Government of
Delta State, Mr. Ebiarede Opukeme, described the federal government’s gesture
as soul-lifting.
"We are happy that President Buhari appointed a man
like Prof. Dokubo as Coordinator of the Amnesty Programme," he said.
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