The Federal Government has sent a team to Anambra State to assess the extent of damage caused by flood was declared the state as the worst hit among the 14 states affected.
Speaking through Minister of Environment, Hadiza Ibrahim Mailafa, while touring affected local government areas in the state, the team, which also has Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, Minister of State for Works, Ambassador Bashir Yuguda, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA,) and the Minister of Environment as members, said that Anambra was situated at the lowest point of the River Niger and therefore greatly affected by the flood.
The team commended state Governor, Mr. Peter Obi for his efforts to assist the victims. The Minister of Aviation, whose house alongside that of a former Minister, Prince John Emeka; former Deputy Governor of Anambra State, Prince Chinedu Emeka; Speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly,
Hon. Princess Chinwe Nwebili; Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Oselloka Obaze, among others were submerged by the flood, said that the situation was clearly beyond human comprehension. She thanked Governor Obi for his relentless efforts to offer assistance and support to the affected communities and assured that the Federal Government would come to the state’s aid.
The minister said that while in other communities, houses and farmlands were destroyed, multi-billion naira industries, including the three industries President Goodluck Jonathan commissioned on August 30, when he visited the state, are currently under water.
Conducting the team round the flooded areas, some of which they visited in a helicopter, Governor Obi said that four local government areas of Anambra West, Ayamelum, Anambra East and Ogbaru were completely submerged in water. He said that four others, Awka North, Ihiala, Onitsha North and Onitsha South suffered various degrees of destruction.
time has come when NIGERIANS goverment will start building uprising houeses like other country ,china, singapore ,south korea, japan usa ,uae, many others how can govement alow odinary cityzeen uilding this kind of houses ,when fuel add money in usa FGN will increase it to masses ,they will increase all kid of money in every thing but they will never build house for the people as america and china japan build for there masses shame to FGN
God pls come to our Aid. This has passed human efforts. God pls before this thing submergers the whole state.
I like the effort made by the federal and the state government to ensure the safety of the lives of the people in the affected areas.
May God have mercy on us and forgive us our sins, though he promise that he never destroy the world with water again, but could this be another days of NOAH.
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In the papers earlier this year I read about the report of Nigeria Meteorological agency specifically warning Nigeria about these floods. Why was there no arangement to at least limit its impact if it could not be controlled?
What happened to the ecological funds that are eagerly and forcefully collected by the governors? Now the floods are here, its the ordinary Nigerians that cannot afford to feed talk much of riding in helicopters that are suffering the devastation.
Cant the governors as a matter of urgency deploy their monthly security votes to handle the matter at hand. Even if it is just the humanitarian aspect only? And then collect their money back later with interest?
God help Nigerians in Jesus name.
sunnews paper is truly the voice of the nation
So finally Mr GEJ have sent the Presidential team and NEMA to Anambra to asses the demages coused by the Flood and now he has found out tha Anambra State is the worst hit by flood,Wen Mr Poter Obi was asking F.G to also declare Anambra State flood distaster State they want to play politics as usual in in all becouse Anambra State is from the South East while they were busy showing other minor State that bieng affected by flood on TV they left Anambra State.Mr Peter Obi thank you so much for wat you been doing for the people of Anambra your indeed a God sent
I first of all thanK God for His Mercies and Protection to the People of Aguleri and other communities affected by the flood in Anambra State and also other affected states too because I Thessalonians 5: 18 says that we shall give God thanks in everything. I also thank Gov. Peter Obi for his effort so far in ensuring that relief materials get to the affected areas, may God continue to empower him more. I use this opportunity to ask the international communities to come to the aid of Anambra and other states affected by the flood because this is natural disaster that deserves urgent attention because a lot of our people need immediate attention in things like blanket, food, medicine etc. I also urge those concerned to properly coordinate those relief materials to reach the affected people. Thanks for your effort. Chikeluba Aguleri
God help us
That is my homestate been destroyed by flood.
May God help us.Amen
This is very painful indeed. Goodluck jonathan is better u visit those areas urself to see things.
And y didnt the president continue with yar’adua’s project of drainin n diggin d rivers nawa oo BABA GOD we need ur healp
When i look at the devasting flood ravaging all the communites so far affected,my mind moved to the story of NOAH.Can somebody please go to the book of Genesis chap.6,7&8. let us all go to the bible.There is no difference between what happen then and what is happening now.the book of ECCLESIATES CHAP.ONE VS NINE reads ,what has happened before will happen again………… may GOD come to our aid.
God help Nigeria……dis flood is sign of anger of gods……sin is increasing evryday…….The only solution to dis flooding is God’s intervention
Umu Igbo lets come together, humble ourselves and seek for the face of d Lord in true repentance, d blood our innocent bros, sists even our parents used for money rituals are crying for vegence and nature is here to avenge their death, our politicians, this is just d beginning!! I pity d poor ones in ur communities.
It is a sign of God’s anger with the nation for our sins which we must admit and seek for forgiveness by confessing and repenting from all the evils abormination,blood shed especially the cessant attack on the church and Christians can bring down this nation in one day like what happened to sodom and gomorrah.There is no doubt about what is responsible for this national desaster.Its on records that we have witnessed worse rain fall in the past than what we have this year and there has never been any occurrence of what we are seeing today in this large scale.These are the things we used to read in the news from other hidden nations like India,China,japan,Indonesia,pakistan,Haiti,etc,But today we are joining those nations because we have deviated from the purity of spiritual atmosphere where we used to be.This is just a starting point of line of basket ful of God’s soldiers that have been summoned for military engagement in Nigeria.I am therefore making a clarion call on Mr.President to declare a seven day national prayer and fasting and repentance and sublication for God’s mercy.Otherwise,I am afraid that we are in for a big and more devastating big bang from God of veangeance .I and my Family,we have satrted in earnest to save our neck from this disaster.The Bible says Knowing the wrat of God we warn men to desist from evil.A word is enough for the wise.
this is just siqn of end time everybody has to repent and turn his /her face towards God.
Hmm,dis is purely god’s anger.
Quite pathetic.since itz nw beyond both state ad federal govt control God remain wer our help coms frm.
This is only but the beginning of birth pang for the iniquities in nigeria has gone up to heaven.
May God help us, Amen!
God I am afriard
I think the cause of this tomuch evil in dis country.pls God forgive us
This is disastrous.it is beyond individual control.i believed,it is only god that can save this sitiation. I dont think this federal government has plan for an ordinary nigeria.but,i believed in god intervention.