Senate urges NEMA to provide relief materials for Benue windstorm victims

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The Senate on Wednesday called on the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to urgently mobilize resources and materials to rehabilitate several communities in Benue State recently hit by a devastating windstorm that destroyed hundreds of buildings and left many residents homeless.

The upper house during the plenary session also asked the relevant government agencies to support the reconstruction of all affected public buildings, while inviting the relevant government agencies to visit the Senate district of Benue to educate the population on measures to protect themselves and their families.

These resolutions followed the adoption of a proposal sponsored by Senator Abba Moro (Benue Sud), who expressed his grief at the scale of the lives, public and private property caused by the stormy wind that hit the communities of Ogbadibo and Okpokwu u.

He regretted that the windstorm destroyed classroom blocks in some schools, churches, police stations, while many other buildings were affected.

Moro said: ”On April 8, 2021, about 10 communities in Benue State were badly hit by natural disaster. A devastating windstorm left scores of people injured, hundreds of them homeless and wanton destruction of properties, valuables and several means of livelihood worth millions of naira.

”Recall that on May 12, 2020, I drew the attention of the Senate in a motion over a devastating rain, windstorm disaster that swept through Ai-Famu, a community in Owukpa, Ogbadibo LGA of Benue State, wherein over 150 buildings including St. Michael The Archangel Catholic Church’s building were blown off by the storm. Worried that almost one year after the disaster, the ordeal has repeated itself in a worse and more devastating manner.”

He added that the situation needs to be addressed to provide succour to the affected communities and persons.

In his contribution, Senator Michael Nnachi called for urgent action to safeguard the lives and properties of citizens.

He said: ”Climate change is a serious issue in every country in the world. This motion has caused a lot of havoc in his senatorial district. Today, people are under the sun, under the next rain which we may not predict. Something urgent should be done to protect the lives of these people.”

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