The distribution of a N200 million relief package in cash and materials, donated by the All-Progressives Congress APC Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege to flood victims in Delta State has commenced.
It would be recalled that barely two weeks ago, the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, during his visits to different Internally Displaced Persons, IDP camps across the state, announced a donation of the sum of N50 million by the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as well as the sum of N150 million worth of relief materials facilitated by Sen. Omo-Agege to the affected persons in the state.
The New Diplomat can report authoritatively that the said cash of N50 million and relief materials were handed over to the Coordinator of Delta APC Campaign Organisation in Delta Central, Chief Ominimini Obiuwevwi, who judiciously appropriated the relief package to victims in different IDPs camps across the state.
The relief materials include bags of rice, beans, salt, blankets, seasoning cube, mosquito nets, clothes, roofing sheets, nails among others.
Speaking during the distribution, Chief Obiuvwevwi said the development was in line with the promise made by Asiwaju Tinubu and Senator Omo-Agege to bring succour to displaced flood victims a week ago.
He disclosed that the three camps visited by the Party last week were given N5 million each, the other 15 camps will get N2.3 million each while the relief materials will be shared equally across the three senatorial districts.
The IDP camps that got N5 million each are those in Patani (Delta South), Utagba Ogbe Technical College (Delta North) and Okwagbe Secondary School (Delta Central).
Centres in Delta South that received N2.3million each include those located in Bomadi Town; Tuomo in Burutu and Isaba in Warri South West; Inorin, Warri South; Late Senator Okpozo’s compound in Ozoro, Isoko North as well as Hon. Joel Onovwakpo Thomas Campaign HQ in Emede, Isoko South LGA.
Also, centres in Delta North that received N2.3 million each include NDDC IDP Camp, Kwale, Ndokwa West; DESOPADEC IDP Camp, Ndokwa East LGA; Ewulu Mixed Secondary School IDP Camp, Ewulu, Aniocha South LGA; Basic Secondary School, Illah, Oshimili North and Onne Primary School Cable Point, Asaba, Oshimili South.
Similarly, Town Hall, Evwreni in Ughelli North LGA; Uwheru Grammar School in Ughelli North; Emadadja Community IDP, Udu LGA; Eghereka Secondary School, Ewu-Urhobo, Ughelli South and Aladja Community IDP, Udu LGA all in Delta Central all received N2.3million cash.
