In order to ensure persons and families displaced by flood are not exposed to water-borne diseases, the Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has begun the drilling of boreholes at the Internally Displaced Persons, IDP, camps in the state.
The project, according to the state government, in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information, Mr. Kingsley Fanwo, would also help to ameliorate the hardship the displaced persons go through while in search of water.
The commissioner who briefed newsmen on Thursday, said Governor Ododo directed the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency, RUWASSA, to immediately begin the borehole drilling at the IDP camps to ensure sufficient supply of clean water.
He said the governor gave the directive while on a visit to some of the IDP camps on Thursday just as he directed the provision of more relief materials to the IDP camps in the state.
He said to ensure effectiveness, a service provider, Komforte Koncept, had been engaged by the state government to supply the relief materials to IDP camps to cater for the major needs of the displaced persons.
The commissioner said the swift action taken by the governor in drilling the boreholes was as a result of the increasing population and challenges faced because of the flood disaster in the state.
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Said he: “RUWASSA was given a 48-hour deadline to complete the drilling and installation of necessary materials to ensure that the residents of the camps have access to clean water during their stay.”
He added that Ododo also expressed satisfaction with the service provider contracted to deliver relief materials which include food, medicals and other materials to the IDP camps.
The government, the commissioner stated, was committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of all its citizens, adding that no one would be left behind.
He reassured the residents of the state that the government would continue to provide support to IDPs and work towards their rehabilitation and reintegration into the society.
The relief materials, which include food items, clothing, medicals and other essential supplies, were distributed to the IDP camps in a bid to alleviate the suffering of those affected by the devastating flood.
