By Chimaobi Nwaiwu

NNEWI— CHAIRMAN of Ogbaru Local Government Area, Victor Agolua, has appealed to the Federal Government to complement efforts of Anambra State Government in providing relief materials to the flood ravaged areas in the state.

Agolua spoke during a media parley on Independence Day celebration and the plight of his people who suffered great loss during the flooding of 2011.
While commending the Federal and State Government for what they have provided for flood victims in the state, he solicited for more assistance to alleviate their problems.

Agolua said,“The people that were ravaged by the flood were mainly farmers; we expected that the Federal Government could have provided these farmers with all the farming materials and crop seedlings, because they lost virtually everything. What the state is providing is not enough. The victims expected the Federal Government to come and assist them not only by relocating them and providing food for them, but by giving them seedlings so that they can start from somewhere. But they never did, rather, they provided blankets and food materials, now the food has finished, what do they do next?

“If you provide seedlings for farmers, you have empowered them, at the end they will harvest it, sell and reserve for their families but thank God, Governor Obiano has started providing seedlings to them.”