ASABA – Center for Peace and Environmental Justice (CEPEJ), a Non-Governmental Organization, has lamented the annual flooding in some parts of Nigeria with attendant destruction and subsequent suffering of victims.
The flood, the NGO noted, had destroyed homes and farmlands worth millions of naira while victims across the affected areas have continued to requests for food, medicines, mosquito nets and shelters.
The floods have damaged agricultural lands, while over 60,208 hectares of land have already been affected. The extent of the damage is expected to increase once floods have completely receded. Power and telecommunications lines have also been reported to be down in some locations.
CEPEJ head, Comrade Sheriff Mulade, who sought the support of Daily Independent Newspapers on sensitisation, appealed for assistance to tackle the flood ravaging the country, especially in the resettlement of communities already affected by the flood.
He called on the federal and state governments, International Civil Society Organizations, private sectors as well as well-meaning individuals to partner with her to provide the much needed support to victims of flood disaster ravaging coastal parts of the country.
“As a non-governmental organisation with a special focus on environmental justice, we are sensitising the people living within the affected areas and call for adequate relief materials to the victims and properly resettle them.”
“CEPEJ is also by this means advocating that the Federal Government provides continued assistance in the resettlement efforts towards finding a permanent solution to the problem of flooding in Nigeria.”
The post CEPEJ Laments Annual Flood-Induced Destruction In Nigeria appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
Source: Daily Independent
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CEPEJ Laments Annual Flood-Induced Destruction In Nigeria
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