Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has urged wealthy individuals and organisations to donate relief materials to flood victims in various parts of the state.
The governor spoke in Awka, the state capital, after visiting the victims.
He said individuals and groups should send their materials to the office of the state Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) on Enugu-Onitsha Expressway.
Over 1.2million victims have been camped in various locations, including Bishop Ajayi Crowther Primary School, Onitsha, behind the Holy Trinity Church.
Others are the Army Barracks in Onitsha; Onitsha South Local Government secretariat; Oyi Local Government Area, among others.
The Coordinator of a non-governmental organisation (NGO), Transform Nigeria Movement, Comrade Obi Ochije, yesterday berated the National Assembly members from the state for what he called their lukewarm attitude towards the disaster.
He noted that only the governor deserves to canvass for votes during elections because he abandoned every other thing on Monday to evacuate the victims. Ochije said: “Who are they deceiving? When election comes, all of them will start running from one corner to another, looking for people to vote for them again.
“But the time for help has come for those who voted them into power. Yet, they are nowhere to be found. They only know about themselves. Are they waiting for these people to die before they help?
“We are talking of those who are dying and need help. Some politicians are talking of the 2014 election. If these people die, who will vote for them?
“My organisation will make sure that nobody casts their votes for these selfish senators and House of Representatives members when the election comes in this state. They are not representing anybody, they are all selfish.
A former Chief Judge of Anambra State, Justice Paul Obidigwe, has said the people would only vote for politicians who assist the people in their time of need.
Obidigwe, who is the Chairman of Omambala Forum, led other members of the forum to the affected communities in Anambra East, Anambra West and Ayamelum Local Government Areas.
They donated relief materials, including bags of rice, bags of garri and other items.
The senator representing Anambra North and widow of the late Senate President, Dr Chuba Okadigbo, Margery, visited Anambra East and West yesterday to empathise with the flood victims.
She donated materials to the victims in Aguleri, Anam and Nzam.
Mrs Okadigbo regretted the level of destruction.
She urged the Federal Government to do assist the people.
