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 has led to the loss of property worth billions of naira in the state. "What has happened is an act of God and no one can challenge the will of God. In other parts of the country, we have heard of the loss of lives, but so far we have not recorded any death. Let us pray that the river goes  back to its boundary," the governor noted.

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. President Goodluck Jonathan  and the Federal Government are concerned about this calamity."

Comrade Oshiomhole who flew in an helicopter and also 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. "We are sending relief materials which must be shared to everybody irrespective of which political party they belong to, and doctors will be sent to treat those who are sick. We are also sending the Comrade Buses to evacuate those still in the flooded communities to the camps" he added.

The ravaging flood which has taken over twenty communities with a population of over 500,000 persons, destroyed virtually everything in the affected areas including, buildings, house hold properties and food crops in their farmlands.    At the Ekperi Grammar School, Ugbekpe Ekperi, there were over 60, 000 refugees from Yuluwa village, Ofukpo, Agbabu, Iguzi-Ofukpe, Udaba, Unudoboh, Udaba-Ogho, Anegette all in Etsako Central.

The palace of the Daudu of Usumegbe, Chief John Musa and that of the village head of Udaba Chief David Inetape are among the buildings that have been submerged in the flood.  In  Agenebode, the  headquarters of Etsako East Local Government area and its surrounding villages have also been taken over by the flood, while Ilushi, Urho, Urhowa and Inyelen in Esan South East Local Government Area  have completely been destroyed by the flood with the entire people moved to Ubiaja the council headquarters.   

Narrating his ordeal, one of the affected persons Alhaji Sedenu Mohammed said he fled his Udochi community with his two wives and seven children without salvaging even a pin from his house, saying he was only lucky to move his family away from the ravaging flood which he said took them unawares. Meanwhile, public-spirited individuals have started sending  relief materials to the displaced persons to ameliorate their plight.


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Funny peeps.
Is the la casera for the victims or for him?

More pics

D people's choice!

OMG!!! See flood! Kai...those people

OSHO BABA CARRY GO.................PEOPLE'S CHOICE

eledalo: Funny peeps.
Is the la casera for the victims or for him?

IS FOR U.

See flood like river

na wa oo see water

Extramazingnarylutioning

My views:

1. The manifestation of climate change
2. Kudos to the governor. Hope the N100m gets spent judiciously on the victims as intended.
3. Where is the Federal Emergency Unit in all this. After all this is a bonafide national disaster.

If he no pack the water for him people na me go come pack am for them?


But on a serious note, some of our leaders are getting to realize they owe the populace a reasonable level of loyalty and belonging.

This is what governance should be all about.

So far so good Rochas Okorocha takes the lead of my best Governors in Nigeria. And Fashola has dropped to being the 34th. Such a deceiteful and callous son of a Criminal (Tinubu)

Oshiomole's face is "D WOR WOR ISH" hee hee hee

But Seriously, information I have is that Kainji was opened to allow water flow out becus d level was extremely too high in the dam. So this is not a natural disaster but a man-made disaster.

But what I wonder is why dint those in Kainji warn anybody of their plans and why did they allow the water rise to dangerous levels when they could have been releasing it little by little.

WE NEED ANSWERS

mynaija123: More pics

[size=18pt]Kai, this baby suffer no be small ooo![/size]

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Aren't there clearer pictures...the Fisherman in blue is blocking our view of the Governor naa.

see flood, chai (runs back to my lovely enugu city )

osho is g

bashr8: see flood, chai (runs back to my lovely enugu city )

runs back ko ran back ni

I pity d displacd ones.imagine leaving ur home cos its under water...i hope d intended 100milla will nt be spent like 10 milliom

Wen i see my gov. i feel glad for my state.

Had_one:
[size=18pt]Kai, this baby suffer no be small ooo![/size]

Good that you demonstrating some degree of empathy with th victims but I believe you, me and every like minded persons should do more for those affected. Let's be our brothers keepers. What stops us sending raising a fund for persons affected by this natural disaster. We cannot leave this responsibility to govt alone.
Common NL, we can do better.
If a creditable person(s) can organise this I am ready to make the first contribution.

Oh gadem imagine how many bags of GARRI don soak like this

Water don pass GARRI Ooo

OSHIO BABA!!! the people's governor....

Oshio baba!! Oshio quake!! Oshio fire for fire! Oshio hard work!! Oshio canoe man!! And lastly and most importantly, oshio garri!!!
The comrade governor wanted to dive into the water to check how deep the flood was,but was stopped by the security operatives.. If you look those pictures well,you will see his swimming trunk and oxygen mask...

I love this bros, walahi

His presence alone is a psychological boost to the victims, little no wonder there is still an iota of smile on their faces even in the midst of disaster.

The epitome of a real governor. Always putting the interest of the people first. I just pray this ugly incidence gets over soon.

With the women wading through the water like that, I hope we don't get any half-human-half-frog stillbirth story.

amor4ce: With the women wading through the water like that, I hope we don't get any half-human-half-frog stillbirth story.

wat a boring joke, i cant even laugh. failed attempt

Wow. And some say investing in a "Canoe" is a bad idea.

killuminati: Oh gadem imagine how many bags of GARRI don soak like this

Water don pass GARRI Ooo

Lolz. U nid deliverance.