Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has
arrived in Benue State to meet with victims of floods that hit the state
recently.
The Vice President was received
on Wednesday at the Markudi Airport by the state governor, Samuel Ortom, and
other top government officials.
Professor Osinbajo, who was on
the visit on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, said the Federal Government
would support the state in providing more relief materials for the flood
victims.
Following heavy rains in the
state capital which left many homeless, the Benue State Emergency Management
Agency had set up a camp for displaced persons at the International Market in
Makurdi.
On his part, President
Buhari had also directed the National Emergency Management Agency to
immediately commence the mobilisation and deployment of resources to support
the victims.
NEMA officials have been on the
ground to assess the situation and provide relief materials such as food and
non-food items to affected persons.
Some residents in Makurdi said that
while the flood waters were receding in many areas, there is still a lot of
work to be done in relief intervention to support the affected communities in
the short-term, and in rebuilding and reconstruction in the medium and
long-term.
They called for more relief
intervention to support the affected communities in the short-term, as well as
in rebuilding and reconstruction in the medium and long-term.
The government, however,
said it acknowledged the efforts of the private sector, Non-Governmental
Organisations (NGOs), and citizens who have been mobilised voluntarily to
the aid of affected persons and communities.
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