The President and Chairman of Tompolo Foundation, Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, has donated food items worth N150 million to the victims of the recent flood that ravaged Delta, Bayelsa, and Rivers states.
The items were handed over to representatives of the victims across the three states in Warri, Delta State on Monday.
Presenting the items on behalf of the foundation, its Executive Secretary, Dr Paul Bebenimibo, said the items included 2400 bags of rice;100 bags of beans, and 200 bags of garri.
Others were 5000 tubers of yam; 200 kegs of palm oil; 600 cartons of groundnut oil and 2000 cartons of Indomie noodles.
Bebenimibo said the donation would cushion effect of the disaster on the victims and also help them to settle down faster in their respective homes while awaiting donations from other bodies.
“It is no longer news that our country was greeted with massive flood disaster sometimes ago; the impact was overwhelming, especially on the people of Delta, Bayelsa, and Rivers.
“The Tompolo Foundation was established to care for the less privileged in the society and we have been on the mission in the last 10 years.
“Specifically, in 2012 when similar flood came up, we were on hand to provide palliatives for the people. This year, we have come to do same thing.
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“The President and Chairman of Tompolo Foundation has approved palliatives worth N150 million to be distributed to the people of Delta, Bayelsa, and Rivers.
“We are here to hand them over to the representatives of the beneficiaries so that they can move them to their destinations and distribute to the people,” he said.
Bebenimibo stated that Bayelsa State, being the worst hit with the disaster, would receive 600 bags of rice and others items.
He added that Ahoda East and West Local Government Areas of Rivers State, where the impact was much, would benefit from the palliatives.
“Bayelsa with seven impacted local government areas will receive 600 bags of rice and other items.
“While in Delta, we are distributing to Bomadi, Patani and Burutu Local Government Areas.
“We will also extend our hands of fellowship to Isoko, Urhobos and Ndokwa nations in the state,” he said.
Responding on behalf of the Bayelsa State Government, a member representing Constituency IV, Southern Ijaw, McDonald Igbadiwe, thanked the foundation for the generosity.
Igbadiwe said Bayelsa State was the most impacted state with the flood, adding that it was cut off from other parts of the country.
The lawmaker said the state government had spent over N1 billion to ameliorate the impact of the disaster on people, urging other people to emulate the generosity of Tompolo.
