Senate Orders  NEMA To  Supply  Relief Materials To Benue Communities 

The Senate has mandated the National Emergency management Agency (NEMA) to send relief materials to persons and communities affected by heavy rainstorm in Benue State.

The lawmakers also urged the Cederal government to mobilize relief materials and rehabilitation materials to communities of Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue affected by windstorm.

They  urged relevant government agencies to quickly support the rebuilding of the affected communities including Ogbadibo Local Government Area which was also affected by the storm.

The positions  were sequel to a motion by Sen. Abba Moro (PDP-Benue) during plenary on “Urgent Need to mitigate the effect of Windstorm on Communities of Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue”.

Senator Moro,who sponsored the motion, Senator Moro recalled that on April 8, over ten communities in Ogbadibo and Okpokwu Local Government Areas of Benue South Senatorial District were badly hit by a natural disaster.

Moro said :“The said windstorm brought down all the blocks of classrooms of the LGEA primary school, Epeilo, the roofs of LGEA primary school Obu 1, three church Buildings and all the blocks of classrooms of LGEA primary school Odoba-Ehaje.

Senator Michael Nnachi (PDP-Ebonyi) supported the motion calling for relief materials to to be sent urgently to the affected communities.

The resolutions were unanimously adopted by all senators following a voice vote by the President of the Senate.