By Correspondent in Lokoja.
The Rural Electrification Fund,REF, of Rural Electrification Agency in Kogi state has donated food and other relief items worth millions of naira to flood victims in the Internally Displaced Persons Camps in the state.
The Executive Director of REF, Dr.Sanusi Ohiare, said the relief materials represents REF’s response to the flood disaster that had claimed many lives and properties in the state.
Our Correspondent reports that Mallam Kashim Maahi, Project Coordinator of REF, represented Ohiare at the occasion during which bags of rice, several 7.5kva electricity generator sets, Solar device charging systems and safety kits to the different camps were donated to the victims.
Dr Ohiare told the victims that: “Our mission is not only to provide food for the displaced persons but also to ensure their safety by providing electricity to light up their camps while providing means for charging their mobile phones to communicate with their family and loved ones.
” Additionally, we are also providing life-saving kits for boat riders for the safety of their passengers,now that boat ferrying has become a major means of transport in and around the flooded areas.”
He called on well-meaning Nigerians and friends of the country to support the efforts towards alleviating the suffering of the people.
Dr Ohiare commended the sense of urgency with which the state Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, responded to the disaster.
He noted that “the support was not only necessary at this critical time in the lives of fellow Kogi citizens, equally defines the purpose of leadership exemplified by the Buhari administration.”
Our Correspondent also reports that the relief items were distributed,directly, to victims in IDP camps at Lokoja, Koton-Karfe, Ajaokuta and Ibaji.
Edited by Dada Ahmed.
