Flood: Dafinone visits IDPs camps at Ewu, Olomu, donates food items to victims 

By Akpos Oghenetega,

The Delta Central Senatorial candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Chief Ede Dafinone today, (Monday) visited flood victims sheltered at designated Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps across the District following the devastating effects of this year’s flood.

Dafinone in his visitation to affected communities presented various food items ranging from rice, salt, garri, noodles, yams, palm oil and so on to IDPs at Ewu, Oguname-Olomu and Otu-Jeremi communities in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State.

The Delta Central Senatorial hopeful who was accompanied by his campaign by Ede Dafinone Campaign Organisation’s Director General, Chief Adelabu Bodjor, visited Life City Camp in Ewu and Olomu where he enjoined the victims to remain strong in the face of the challenge, noting that this year’s flood was a national deserter.

He said his contribution was to mitigate their suffering, noting they need urgent attention since their homes, crops and source of livelihood have been destroyed,

He then called on the Federal and State governments to come to the aid of the people. ‘Not just to provide food but to see how they can be able to live.

Mrs Jane Odogun, who accepted the foodstuffs on behalf of the IDPs called for more donations

“Some of us no longer have homes, our crops are dead as a result of the flood and we want to appeal to the government leaders to help us. We need medical care, especially the children”

The President General of Ewu Communities, Prof Arthur Ekpekpo, who accepted the foodstuffs on behalf of Ewu communities thanked the Delta Central Senatorial Candidate for the foodstuffs, insisting the communities still need more, insisting what has befallen the communities was a massive one.

The Ewu Community president Mr Ajon Eberieri who also spoke thanked Chief Dafinone and also added they wanted more.

At Oguname-Olomu, where over 6 presidents of communities in the Olomu Kingdom and other kingdom Presidents’ representatives welcomed the entourage, the chairman of the forum, Mr Oviri Aragata said while appreciating Dafinone, said “On behalf of the people of Olomu, I want to say thank you for meeting our needs in times of difficulties. All that you seek God will support. The item you brought will be of great relief to those affected by the flood”

Earlier Dafinone expressed how sad he had felt when he heard about the flooding, “our contribution might be little but we just hope it gets to the people affected directly at least this will last them for some few days”

He called on the State and Federal Government to come to the people’s aid, and his little contribution was to show how touched he was by their plight.

Dafinone expressed the hope that the flood would recede in no distant time, to enable the flood victims to return to their homes and start a normal life again.