The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has donated 24 trucks of relief materials to eight Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Rivers affected by flooding in 2023.
The Rivers Representative on the NDDC Board, Chief Tony Okocha, presented the materials to the chairmen of the affected LGAs, on behalf of the board, in Port Harcourt on Friday.
Okocha said that each truck contained 47 different items, which were meant to cushion the effects of the flood on the victims.
The relief materials included bags of rice, beans, noodles, milk, tomatoes, sugar, salt, vegetable oil, Lipton tea and bottles water.
Others were nylon mats, mosquito nets, cartons of sanitary pads, bath soap, mattresses/pillows, blankets, slippers, disinfectants, tissue papers, toothpaste and tooth brushes.
The rest were wrappers, lanterns, wheelbarrows, shovels, diggers and hoes, basins, water cans, water drums, spoons, plates,…
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