Rivers
OPM Sets Up Temporary School In Flood Camp
Apart from constant provision of relief materials to flood victims in Nigeria, the Omega Power Ministries (OPM) has recently established a modern camp equipped with temporary school and vocational training facilities to rehabilitate affected children by the ravaging floods in Rivers and Bayelsa states.
The modern camp sited at Mbodo Community in Aluu clan of Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State has a stationed medical team with adequate facilities for treatment of all kinds of disease and ailments suffered by the flood victims.
Commissioning the camp Thursday in Port Harcourt, the General Overseer of the church, Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere said the modern camp was to support governments of the two sister states to ensure that flood victims feel at home pending the end of the flooding.
He said the church also provided funds for trading and other lawful businesses to some of the ageing victims in the camp, to enable them take care of their wards and children outside the camp.
Apostle Chinyere said the idea of providing the victims with vocational skills acquisition training and temporary school was to ensure that their time is not wasted while in the camp.
The General Overseer tasked the victims to ensure good use of the opportunity given them by the church to better their lives even when they return to their various homes.
While commissioning the camp, a representative of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Search and Rescue Officer, Mr Egwu D. Udeh commended the church for embarking on the project aimed at supplementing government’s effort in supporting flood victims in the country.
Also speaking, one of the victims, Mr Ebi Joseph from Bayelsa State said the church has made them, especially the victims from Bayelsa State feel at home.
He said the temporary school set up their children, would make them feel the gap created within the period they were away from school.
A consultant Doctor from University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), Doctor Henry Ogboma said, so far, the medical team has saved over 46 victims infected with flood diseases in the camp.
According to him, serious cases are referred to UPTH for proper treatment. He commended the church for its efforts to salvage the flood victims.
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Rivers Judiciary Denies Issuing Court Order Stopping SOLAD from Swearing in RSCSC Members
The Rivers State Judiciary has denied a media report claiming that Justice Frank Onyiri of the State High Court issued an injunction order restraining the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), from inaugurating the newly appointed members of the Rivers State Civil Service Commission (RSCSC).
In a statement issued by the Deputy Chief Registrar in charge of litigation at the High Court, Menenen Poromon (Esq), the state Judiciary disassociated itself from the report, describing it as malicious and fabricated.
The statement emphasized that the report was a falsehood and a misrepresentation of what transpeared in the court.
Poromon clarified that no such order was issued by Justice Onyiri or any other judge of the High Court of the state and urged the public to disregard the information, as it lacked any iota of truth.
The statement however advised the public to verify any information concerning the state Judiciary directly from the office of the Chief Registrar, High Court of the State, to avoid spreading of misinformation.