The activities of the Delta State Flood Relief Committee will be concluded
\nin March after it began issuing cheques to owners of commercial farms. The
\ncommittee was set up in October 2012 to superintend the utilization of the
\nN500 million grant from the Federal Government to the state for the
\nprovision of relief to victims of the 2012 flood.<\/p>\n
The first disbursement of N237 million was made to the committee in March
\n2013. The money was used to provide 54,217 bundles of hybrid cassava;
\n546,632 yam seedlings; 50,000 plantain suckers; 72,474 sachets and seeds
\nof vegetable items (Okra, Green, Groundnut and Pumpkin) to the flood
\nvictims.<\/p>\n
The fund was also utilized as grant to 242 churches devastated by the
\nflood in the 14 local government areas impacted, construction and
\nrehabilitation of boreholes in the 14 councils, construction and
\ndistribution of chairs\/desks to 150 schools in the affected areas, and
\nprocurement and distribution of drugs to health centres in all the
\naffected areas.<\/p>\n
In December 2013, the state government released the balance of N262
\nmillion to the committee, which commenced work with it immediately. This
\nis being utilized in the construction of 46 new boreholes in communities
\nin the affected areas. More drugs have been ordered to increase the stock
\nat the health centres in the areas while additional N10 million has been
\ngiven as grant to the churches.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, January 22, 2014, the committee commenced the distribution of
\ncheques to 170 owners of commercial farms destroyed by the flood in all
\nthe affected local government areas. On the first day, 32 farmers received
\ncheques for amounts ranging from N500,000 to N1 million. The exercise was
\nconcluded on Friday, January 31.
\nBy the committee\u2019s programme, full utilization of the funds, through all
\nits activities, will be concluded before the end of March 2014.<\/p>\n
The committee has Justice Francis Tabai (rtd) as chairman. Other members
\nare Prof. Pat Utomi, Arch-Bishop God-Do-well Awomakpa, Mrs. Florence
\nEhinlaye, Paul Enebeli, Asanuvwie S. Oberhiri and Dr. Anthony Okwunze.<\/p>\n
The rest are Engr. Owen Mordi, Olise Ifejika, Barr. Oghenejabor Ikimi and
\nOnyeisi Nkenchor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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