With the threat of flooding in states across the Niger Delta region, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has set up centres for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers states.
The facilities at the emergency shelters, according to the Managing Director of the Commission, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, include essential amenities like a school, hospital, cafeteria, police post, and recreation centre.
Ogbuku disclosed this during a press conference on Tuesday at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt, where he highlighted the commission’s activities and achievements over the past year.
He affirmed that the Commission was taking proactive steps to ameliorate the impact of the perennial floods in the region.
He said: “We have six of these facilities currently under construction in Otuokpoti and Odi in Bayelsa State, while the ones in Delta State are being built in Patani…
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