Flood-hit communities across Delta North Senatorial District have begun receiving relief materials from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), following a motion of urgent national importance sponsored by Senator Ned Munir Nwoko.
The Senator’s motion, “Urgent Call for Emergency Provisions for Victims of Flooding in Delta North Communities”, drew national attention to the plight of displaced residents in Oshimili South, Ndokwa West, and Ndokwa East Local Government Areas, where rising waters of the River Niger and adjoining creeks submerged homes, schools, roads, and farmlands.
In response, NEMA has released essential relief materials, including food items, which are being distributed directly to victims by its Benin Operations Office in collaboration with the office of Senator Ned Nwoko, who is covering the cost of transportation and logistics to ensure the supplies reach the affected communities.
Senator Ned Nwoko welcomed the intervention, describing it as a critical lifeline for affected families. However, he emphasized that beyond short-term relief, the region needs lasting infrastructural safeguards.
He pointed to his ongoing push for dredging the River Niger and constructing embankments, while also highlighting his successful lobbying for the inclusion of a N27 billion Coastal Road project in the NDDC budget. The ambitious project will connect Asaba to riverine communities such as Oko, Abala, Utchi, Okpai, Aboh, Onyah, Asaba-Ase, and Patani, opening up the flood-prone belt to economic opportunities and stability.
According to him, “Relief items bring immediate comfort, but only durable infrastructure will break the cycle of destruction our people face year after year.”
