Food Crisis: Edo IDPs Seek Succour

Over 4,000 persons taking shelter at the Home for the Needy, which hosts Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Edo State, face imminent starvation as operators of the facilities have cried out to public-spirited individuals, corporate bodies and the government to assist them against hunger.

They specifically appealed to candidates of all political parties in the forthcoming September 21st governorship election for support to enable them to meet the daily needs of the children at the camp and also assist in paying the fees of those in various higher institutions of learning across the country.

The camp, which is located in Uhogua, Ovia North East local government area of the state, has produced first-class graduates in various disciplines and other professionals.

The camp coordinator, Pastor Solomon Folorunsho, however, thanked the member of the House of Representatives representing the Etsako federal constituency and former APC governorship aspirant, Hon Dekiri Anemero, for enrolling 125 students for the West African School Certificate Examinations (WASCE) and noted that a lack of funds hampered the camp from registering other students for National Examination Council (NECO) exams.

He said, “The worsening food crisis in the country further compounds the situation at the camp, and that is why I am using the opportunity, especially all the governorship candidates and other classes, to come to our rescue. As I speak to you, the children haven’t eaten today.

“We are in dire need of food items such as rice, beans, yam, toiletries and of course resources to pay for school fees of these displaced persons.

“I must, at this point, thank some people who, despite the country’s difficult economic situation, still extend their milk of human kindness by reaching out to the needy in the camp,” he said.