Humanitarian Crisis: Flood Relief Assistance Program

IJAW PEOPLE ARE EXTREMELY VULNERABLE

The federal government failed to conduct an updated environmental impact assessments of the dams and their potential effects on the Niger Delta's inhabitants. It will therefore be up to us as a people to take the lead. The 2023 flood season will start before we have even had a chance to recover from the 2022 disaster. To avoid worrying about how to help our people in the Niger Delta region receive enough support the following year, we must be prepared. We can't start a fresh round of financial donations to deal with reoccurring natural calamities, so please donate right immediately.

The Niger Delta people were already residing on the floodplains for hundreds or perhaps thousands of years prior to the construction of the dams, therefore the government cannot hold them responsible for settling there. The environmental concerns that these dams represent to the communities downstream are not being adequately assessed by the Nigerian government. In order to help the people in these places, the federal and state governments should create a framework for an integrated flood management strategy for the Niger Delta that would be permanently implemented in each of these states, especially with a large Ijaw population. In the interim, we are requesting financial support from concerned residents and environmental advocacy groups in order to address the issue of yearly flood.

NIGER DELTA REGION RARELY EVER SLEEP 

People in the Niger Delta region rarely ever sleep, either at night or during the day, due to their fear of being flooded by the water. The difficulties involved in attempting to keep your stuff safe are unacceptable. We believe that there are reliable people who can relate to Niger Delta residents, especially in the states with a sizable Ijaw population, and who are willing to share ideas in order to put resources in place so that the flood of 2023 won't be as devastating as those of 2022. We urge all Nigerians and friends of Nigeria abroad to donate to the Niger Delta region's residents in order to lessen ongoing property damage and preventable fatalities. 

Therefore, we sincerely make requests for donations and cash on a regular basis rather than just in times of need when people might not be able to contribute. Please make an effort to provide support in cash and kind to a family, friend, or coworker who has been severely affected by the devastating flood since they are truly suffering.