The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has supported 12,000 households affected by 2022 flood in Adamawa State.
The gesture which was benefited by Mayo-Ine community in Fufore local government were in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, and the Nigerian Red Cross Society.
The national president of the Nigerian Red Cross, Prince Oluyemisi Adebayo Adeaga, explained during the official handing over of the items in Mayo-Ine that each household is to have a 25kg bag of parboiled rice, 15kg bag of garri, 12kg bag of beans, and five liters each of palm oil in addition to a cash of N91,500.
The flood relief support targets 3,500 households across the six most affected states of Adamawa, Anambra, Kebbi, Oyo and Rivers.
“In the three states, two of the most affected local government areas were selected,” he said.
According to him, the Red Cross and other partners were offering the relief in the awareness of how the floods that swept across Nigeria in 2022 caused destruction and affected countless families and livelihoods.
He said the initiative is a tastament to the power of collaboration involving the Red Cross (as implementing partner), ECOWAS for their generous funding, and the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation for their steadfast partnership.
In his remark, ECOWAS Commission Representative, Mr Alozie Godfrey said after the 2022 flood affected all 15 ECOWAS states and swept away the resilience of the communities, ECOWAS had not been silent and had thus arrived at the decision to procure the relief items for the victims.
Permanent secretary of the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Mr Abel Enitian, thanked the ECOWAS for approving the relief materials for the flood victims.
Represented by the commissioner for Humanitarian Services, Barrister Bello Diram, the governor said the state had done its part to assist flood victims, and had gone from recovery and rehabilitation to development processes aimed at preventing future floods.
