Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) has donated N50 million to support communities affected by floods in Nigeria.
The Chief Executive Officer of MOMAN, Clement Isong, who handed the cheque to the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) yesterday in Abuja, said the recent flooding, a humanitarian disaster, appears not to be getting the deserved attention.
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He said: “In previous emergencies such as COVID-19, Nigerians rallied round each other, but with the floods, the rest of the world appears to be taking things more serious than Nigeria. It is sad that the flooding which I see as a humanitarian disaster is not treated with the seriousness it deserves.”
Secretary-General of the NRCS Abubakar Kende, who received the donation, thanked MOMAN for the gesture, and promised that the funds will be used judiciously.
“The Nigerian Red Cross Society has come a long way, and accountability is our watchword. It is so gratifying in these times to meet an organisation that actually has the spirit of volunteerism and humanity embedded within its core. About two weeks ago, the Society launched an Emergency Appeal to raise 13 million Swiss Francs for flood victims across Nigeria. These funds are targeted at supporting up to 500,000 displaced people and focus on the provision of basic food, healthcare, water, sanitation, hygiene promotion, search, rescue, rapid NEEDS assessments, deployments of emergency first aid teams and many more services, required to alleviate the suffering brought by the flood.