The North East Development Commission, NEDC, has taken over from the National Emergency Management Agency the responsibilities of routine food distribution to Internally Displaced Persons living in designated camps, host and liberated communities in Borno and Adamawa State.
The Director General of NEMA Mustapha Habib Ahmed led the management of the Agency to the NEDC Abuja Liaison Office on a working visit where he appreciated the takeover of the routine feeding of the IDPs.
Despite the takeover, he said NEMA will continue to provide relief assistance to impacted communities in the North East region whenever a community is distressed and NEMA is ready always to work with the NEDC in areas of relief, support, damage and loss assessment and capacity building for members of staff.
The Managing Director of NEDC Mohammed Alkali says the decision to takeover the routine food distribution and feeding in the IDPs camps would help eliminate duplication of efforts and ensure scarce resources are equitably deployed in other areas to assist Nigerians in distress.
The North East has been one of the worst hit regions of the Country in the floods that has ravaged most parts of the country.
According to the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster management, millions of Nigerians have been affected directly or indirectly by the Floods.
At least 26 States of the Federation including parts of the FCT have been affected by the flood which according to Statistics is the worst in the history of Nigeria.
Many observers have however picked holes in the response of the States to the floods describing it as nothing to write home about.
They also faulted the apparent lack of planning which they said has helped in escalating the matter beyond control.
While the recriminations on the response or Otherwise of the States and Federal Government to the floods continue including calls for the resignation of the minister of humanitarian affairs and disaster management, the days ahead will show if the consequences of the flood will be more severe.
