SSG Urges Release Of Ecological Funds To States

The Secretary to Anambra
State Government (SSG), Mr Oseloka Obaze, has called on the Federal
Government to release money from the Ecological Fund to states affected by
flood and other natural disasters.

Obaze, who made the call in an interview with newsmen in
Awka  recently, said the money would
enable the affected states to render essential support to victims as well as
repair damaged infrastructure.

He said the damage done by the disasters was too severe for
the states to manage alone, adding that
there was need to construct embankment along the banks of the River
Niger to avert recurrence of the flood in the state.

“We are doing our best in Anambra State to manage the
ecological situation in the state by relocating the victims and providing
relief materials but it is not enough.

“The challenges are enormous; they are beyond the resources
of the state; there is also need to build embankment along the bank of the
Niger river.

“And the ecological funds of the federal government are
meant for such purposes,” he said.