By Ola ‘Kiya, Reporting
SPEAKER of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, says the flood ravaging several communities in the state is a natural disaster and there’s nothing any man can do about it.
He made the remark on Saturday October 15, while on a visit to IDPs camps in Delta South where he donated relief materials to victims.
“I have visited the Isoko Central School and Alaka camps and I am here at the Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro, to ascertain the level of damage done by the flood.
“We understand that the university has been closed for two weeks now and we pray that the flood will recede, soonest.
“There is nothing man can do because it’s a natural disaster,” he noted.
Stonix News reports that Oborevwori’s shaky governorhip candidacy of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is awaiting Supreme Court of Nigeria’s verdict on October 21, 2022.
The Okpe-born politician said until the flood recedes, residents of the flooded communities who’re still adamant in relocating to IDPs camps or other safer places, should do so.
“I will advise those who refused to come to the IDP camps to relocate to higher ground.
“This is a natural disaster and they have no choice than to relocate to higher ground. This thing happened in 2012.
“What we have to do, as stakeholders and leaders, is to appeal to them and let them know that they need to leave areas that are affected by the flood.
“Nobody knows when the waters will begin to recede. You may just be sleeping and one day you find out that everywhere is flooded.
“So, it is our appeal that they should relocate because this is a natural disaster,” he reiterated.
According to him, “the IDP camps are good places for them to relocate to because there they will be well taken care of by the government.
“I want to advise the IDPs to be orderly and manage themselves very well,” he added.
Relief items donated to the IDPs by the speaker were bags of rice, tubers of yam, bags of garri, noodles, bottled waters, tissues, bags of salt and beans.
Meanwhile, IDPs camps in Delta South are in Isoko Central School, Ozoro, with 1, 300 IDPs, Alaka Secondary School, Ozoro, with 1,180 IDPs, and Utagba-Ogbe Technical College, Kwale with no fewer than 3,079 IDPs and still counting.
An unconfirmed total of IDPs so far in the state put the figure at about 5,500, comprising the aged, children and youths.
As of the last count, the official figure of fatality is eight while the IDPs camps has also increased to 12 across the state. According to the Director General, Delta State Bureau of Orientation, Mr. Eugene Uzum, while giving update on the flood crisis to journalists in Asaba.
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