The Kogi State Government has again called on the Federal Government and international donor agencies to come to the aid of the state as flood sacks over 200 communities.
Addressing newsmen at Kotonkarfe, Kogi Local Government, Monday, the State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo said a major “humanitarian crisis is brewing in the state as close to two million people are currently homeless”. He said the “National Emergency Management Agency cannot afford to wait any longer” as the State is already “overwhelmed”. “We are in a dire emergency situation at the moment and this is sad.
We have opened about 68 IDP camps but they can’t hold that massive population. Schools, hospitals and other infrastructure have been destroyed completely. “Seeing the aged and little children in this kind of distress is a horrible sight. We did not lose any lives because we activated the early warning and enlightenment plan. We are expending huge resources daily but it is inadequate.
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