{"id":222326,"date":"2022-10-17T06:55:40","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T05:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=222326"},"modified":"2022-10-17T06:55:40","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T05:55:40","slug":"avert-disaster-looming-in-niger-delta-edwin-clark-asks-fg-to-act-fast-on-flooding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/10\/17\/avert-disaster-looming-in-niger-delta-edwin-clark-asks-fg-to-act-fast-on-flooding\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Avert disaster looming in Niger Delta&#8217; &#8211; Edwin Clark asks FG to act fast on flooding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An Ijaw leader, Edwin Clark has stated that the Federal Government must act fast to mitigate the effects of flooding in Niger Delta communities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Several states in Nigeria, including those in the Niger Delta, have been affected by flood, causing hundreds of thousands of persons to be displaced, while over 200 persons have died within four months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Ijaw leader via a statement released on Sunday said<span class=\"s1\">\u00a0despite the situation, the \u201cfederal government seems to be nonchalant over the plight of the citizens in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/09\/19\/panic-in-niger-delta-as-ateke-tom-asari-dokubo-battle-tompolo-over-pipeline-contracts\/\">Niger Delta<\/a>\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cFor instance, in Bayelsa State, there is a palpable case of humanitarian crisis. Most communities of the State, including majority parts of Yenagoa, the State Capital, are under water. The people of the State, who do not have where to go to, have resorted to some crude accommodation of pinning sticks inside the water, with a platform which they use as bed, made up of cellophane bags,\u201d the statement reads.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThere is starvation in the land, no water for the people to drink, the State is cut off from all sources that supply food to her, even electricity supply, has been cut off.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt is a scary situation, as this exposes the people to danger. The Federal Government has not done anything to reduce the plight and suffering of the people.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Clark said the ministry of humanitarian affairs\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">should \u201curgently\u201d and speedily extend humanitarian relief efforts to states in the Niger Delta, as well as other areas affected by flood.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIn this case, it is not only foodstuff that is needed, but water, medical and other essentials are urgently needed,\u201d the statement reads.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIn addition, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), established to handle disaster management, has not also visited the flood victims in the States of the Niger Delta.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cCommendably, the Director General of NEMA on Wednesday, 12th October, 2022, speaking at an event to mark 2022 International Day of Disaster Risk Reduction, stated that Mr. President \u2018has approved 12,000 metric tons of grains for victims of flood across the country.\u2019 Have these materials been distributed, if so, where have they been distributed to? Who received them? Or are the Governors of the Niger Delta States raising false alarm? Because, it is money gotten from the region, that is used to purchase these relief materials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI enjoin these Federal Government bodies to act fast and sincerely. And should ensure that if relief items are provided, they will actually reach the right people for whom it is meant.\u00a0<\/span>The Federal Government should please act fast. A great disaster is looming.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Ijaw leader, Edwin Clark has stated that the Federal Government must act fast to mitigate the effects of flooding in Niger Delta communities. 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