November 1, 2012 by Mudiaga Affe
Cross River
State Government on Wednesday said it would monitor the distribution of
the relief items donated to flood victims in the state by ex-militants.
Deputy Governor of the state, Mr. Efiok Cobham,
stated this on the premises of the state Emergency Management Agency in
Calabar while receiving the materials from a delegation from the Office
of the Presidential Amnesty Programme.
No fewer than 26, 000 ex-militants from Niger Delta
participating in the amnesty programme contributed N2,000 each amounting
to N52.7m to assist flood victims in the country.
Among the items donated to flood victims in the state
were eight cartons of seasoning, 35 cartons of milk, 15 bags of salt,
30 bags of garri, 20 cartons of diapers and 1, 300 pieces of mosquito nets.
Others were 60 containers of groundnut oil, 23
containers of palm oil, four bags of beans, 1,000 bags of sachet water
and 40 cartons of noodles.
Cobham assured the leader of the delegation, Mr. Lawrence Pepple, that the materials would get to the victims.
He said, “I am touched by this contribution. This
gesture speaks volume in many ways when you look at the background of
those making the donation.”
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