{"id":44738,"date":"2022-10-19T11:08:44","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T11:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/?p=44738"},"modified":"2022-10-19T11:08:44","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T11:08:44","slug":"build-dams-dredge-major-rivers-okowa-tasks-fg-as-5-die-in-delta-floods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/2022\/10\/19\/build-dams-dredge-major-rivers-okowa-tasks-fg-as-5-die-in-delta-floods\/","title":{"rendered":"Build dams, dredge major rivers &#8211; Okowa tasks FG as 5 die in Delta floods"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\" aria-label=\"Content\">\n<p class=\"entry-title\">Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa has called on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/2022\/08\/21\/federal-government-inaugurates-new-exhibition-gallery-in-ibadan\/\"><strong>Federal Government<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to build new dams and dredge major rivers in the country to check flooding.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Okowa, who made the call while addressing newsmen after visiting flood victims at some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/2022\/10\/13\/agency-donates-relief-items-to-flood-victims-provides-electricity-to-idps\/\"><strong>Internal Displaced\u00a0camps<\/strong><\/a>, said five persons lost their lives to flood in the state.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He also urged the Federal Government to make efforts at de-silting Rivers Niger and Benue to deepen their depths to accommodate high volume of flood water.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He said the best way to end the loss of lives and valuables to flood was for the government to take proactive steps towards stalling perennial flooding each time neighbouring countries opened their dams.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He commiserated with families that lost persons and property to the flood, adding that state government had established 11 holding camps to take care of displaced persons.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He\u00a0said that daily feeding of the IDPs was a priority, and that medical facilities and personnel were in various camps to take care of medical needs of the inmates to avoid possible outbreak of diseases.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cI was informed by the Secretary to the State Government, Chief Patrick Ukah, when the team briefed me on Monday, that as a result of the flood, five deaths were recorded, not inside the camps but across the state.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cWe have 11 camps that are currently in place and some of them are in schools and some others are in high places in some locations where the schools have been overrun by the flood water.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cClimate change, obviously, is becoming very impactful globally and it is beginning to affect a lot of issues. The sea levels are rising and so is the water level.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cAnother issue is the dam in Cameroon. It always causes a major overflow in our river.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cFrom the preliminary information I have, what could be done is to build our own holding dams here in Nigeria and a regular de-silting of our rivers.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cAnd, that is not going to be the state government\u2019s function. It is that of the Federal Government because of the type of dam that will be built across the river. So, it is going to be a major dam.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cSo, I believe that it is important that the Federal Government will look into it very quickly and begin to start the process,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cWhen we look at the pains that come to our people cumulatively as a result of the flood and the destruction it brings, it is so huge and runs into several billions.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cSo, I think that it is something that the Federal Government would consider building a dam across River Niger to prevent this from happening.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cWe are immediately taking care of the people in the camp, which is the first thing to do by providing food, security and healthcare for them here.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThey have been organised into groups and they are cooking for themselves and we ensure that there is regular supply of food items to cook. So, we are sure that they are not suffering from any form of hunger.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cWe can see doctors and nurses here, living under the same conditions as the IDPs just to provide health care. In two of the camps, some pregnant women have already been delivered by the medical personnel.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cYou can see that they are well taken care of. In previous years, after their return to their homes, we have always provided some form of assistance and we will also do so this year.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cWe are always compassionate,\u201d the governor said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He called on donor agencies and well-spirited individuals to partner government in alleviating the plights of those affected by the flood, adding that his administration would assist them.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The camps visited by the governor included those at Ogbe-Afor Primary School and Oneh Primary School in Asaba and Ewulu Mixed Grammar School, Ewulu in Aniocha South Local Government Area.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Ogbe-Afor Primary School camp has 1,548 IDPs, Oneh Primary School, 1,684 IDPs and 1,475 in Ewulu camp.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa has called on the Federal Government\u00a0to build new dams and dredge major rivers in the country to check flooding. 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