NEMA Distributes Relief Materials To Flood Victims 

National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has distributed relief materials to people displaced by flood in nine lotcal Government Areas (LGAs) of Kogi State.
The food and non-food items distributed include rice, beans, maize, salt, vegetable oil, tomatoes, mats, toilet soaps, clothes and mosquito nets.
Head of Operations, NEMA, Justin Uwazuruonye,  disclosed this in a statement in Abuja.
“This urgent intervention of the Federal Government through NEMA, led by Mr Mustapha Ahmed, is to cushion the impact of the ravaging flood that has displaced thousands of persons this year.
“So far, we have distributed these items to victims in nine local government areas in the state, namely; Lokoja, Kogi, Igalamela/Odolu, Ajaokuta, Ofu, Omala, Bassa, Ibaji and Idah,” he said.
Uwazuruonye said the distribution was done in collaboration with Kogi State Emergency Management Agency (KGSEMA) at St. Luke’s Primary School, Adankolo.
Kogi State Deputy Governor, Edward Onoja, who was present at the exercise, thanked the Federal Government, the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management and NEMA for the timely intervention.
The flood victims are temporarily residing at the primary school.