More than 3,000 students and staff of
the Atani Campus of the Federal Polytechnic, Anambra State, have been
displaced by flooding arising from the overflowing of the River Niger.
Ten offices and 15 classrooms were
totally submerged after the downpour of Thursday night, the Public
Relations Officer of the polytechnic, Mr. Obini Onuchukwu, said on
Friday.
“Documents and other equipment of the
institution were lost. Our students are currently being evacuated by the
school authority to safe areas awaiting emergency relief from the
government,” he said.
Onuchukwu said the management was
contemplating closing down the campus in view of the development, which
did not seem to be abating. He said the institution was in dire need of support and assistance from relief agencies.
Meanwhile, the Anambra State House of
Assembly has passed a resolution calling on the FG to declare five local
government areas of the state – Anambra West, Anambra East, Ayamelum,
Awka North and Ogbaru – as flood devastated areas.
Voting on a motion brought by the
member representing Anambra West, Mr. Victor Okoye, the house called on
the FG to send relief materials to the victims and create camps for the
thousands of victims who have lost their homes and farmlands to the
flood.
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