Reps Urge Swift NEMA Response to Okpe Communities’ Crisis

By Oluwakemi Kindness

The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), to as a matter of urgency, conduct a Post Disaster Assessment on Jeddo, Ugbokodo and Ughoton of Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State.

The House also urged the National Emergency Management Agency to provide the affected communities with the needed relief materials and other necessary assistance.

The resolution of the 10th House followed a matter of urgent public importance by Representative Benedict O. Etanabene, who represents Okpe/Sapele/Uvwie Federal Constituency in Delta State.

“The motion on urgent public importance on the need for quick intervention by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Jeddo, Ugbokodo and Ughoton of Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State over the devastating wind/rainstorm that ravaged the stated communities; pursuant to order 8, rule 4 of the House standing orders”.

Leading the motion, he decried the devastating wind and rainstorm that ravaged the economic viable communities of Jeddo, Ugbokodo and Ughoton of Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State on the 15th of April, 2025.

He said the House “also notes that the havoc wrecked by the hurricane rainstorm on Jeddo, Ugbokodo and Ughoton communities were unprecedented, leaving wide spread destruction of properties and other means of livelihood of the people of the affected areas which runs into Hundreds of Millions of Naira”.

“Aware that roofs of over two thousand houses were completely or partially damaged, hundreds of buildings were destroyed, critical infrastructure like electricity and telecommunication installations were not speared and thousands of residents of these communities were rendered homeless”.

“Curious that, the residents of these affected communities are in dire need of aids to cushion the effect of the disaster that befalls them”.

“Believes that if urgent steps are not taken to come to the aid of the people of the affected communities as their means of livelihood were gone, coupled with this critical time of the impact of the nation’s economy, it would spell doom on the people”.

Representative Benedict, stressed that urgent shelter, building materials, house-hold materials, financial assistance and medical attention are imminent.

Meanwhile the Speaker, Dr. Abbas Tajudeen while ruling on the motion referred the matter to the House Committee on Emergency and Disaster Management to ensure compliance.