By Ola Kay
ISoku Communities in Rivers State have taken delivery of the food palliatives and relief materials promised them during the cholera outbreak by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), through the State Representative on the NDDC Board, Chief Tony C Okocha, on behalf of the 7th Governing Board of the Commission.
The palliatives, which comprised edibles and other household items like rice, beans, yams, noodles, beverages, water, mosquito nets, slippers and numerous other items were handed over to the people to assuage their condition.
Handing over the items to Soku Council of Chiefs, Chief Tony Okocha emphasized that NDDC, in line with its mandate to prioritize the well-being and welfare of the people of Niger Delta, decided to donate the relief materials to Soku Communities, to mitigate the aftermath of the cholera outbreak in the communities few months ago.
The Rivers NDDC board member commended the people of Soku Communities for their peaceful disposition and their cooperation with the medical team sent by the NDDC during the cholera outbreak, calling on the people to ensure a fair and equitable distribution of the donated items.
Okocha appealed to the people of Soku to always support the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as a way of showing appreciation for all the good things he did for them through the interventionist body.
He reassured the people that NDDC will commence the construction of the Mega Solar-powered Water facility in the community within a week.
The Rivers NDDC Rep also thanked the Board and Management of NDDC, headed by the Chairman, Barr. Chiedu Ebie and the MD/CEO NDDC, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, for repositioning the Commission into an active and feasible Interventionist agency.
Receiving the items on behalf of the communities, the Chairman of Soku Council of Chiefs, Chief Opuda Orumo, thanked the 7th Governing Board of the Commission for always coming to the rescue of Soku Communities in times of time of need. He extended the gratitude of the communities to the Rivers State representative, whom he nicknamed ‘ The Moses of Soku Communities’, for saving the lives of the during the recent cholera outbreak and for facilitating the donation of palliatives aa well as the Water Project to the communities.
He seized the occasion to reaffirm the loyalty and support of the Soku people to the government of President Tinubu.
Dignitaries present at the occasion include Chief Dr. Omubo Omoni Alasia, Spokesman of the Council of Chiefs, Chief Osaki Ngeripakaibia, the CDC Chairman, Cmrd. Keodiye Barrington Dokubo, Otiasah, Christian Livingstone, (Liaison Soku-NDDC), among others.
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