The ravaging flood that has swept most states across the country, leaving household properties, farmlands and other business concerns valued at billions of naira destroyed did not come without warnings by meteorologists.
While parts of the North and Middle belt that the flood started from are reportedly drying up, the ravaging flood is having its devastating toll on some South East and South - South States.
Despite the hullabaloo that greeted the largesse doled out by President Goodluck Jonathan on states affected by the flood, not many Nigerians expressed excitement with the donation of the money which was categorized into grade A, grade B and grade C affected states as well as the inauguration of the Presidential Committee on flood headed by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote.
The fear of Nigerians is not unconnected with the lack of belief they have in the political class. This fear was brought to the fore when the national executive of Nigerian Bar Association, NBA vowed to monitor the spending of the largesse. While there are lingering doubts that Governors of the affected states will not spend the money judiciously to victims of the flood, the activities of some commissioners, lawmakers, aides, NEMA and SEMA officials on the happenings in most of the resettlement camps in Delta State tends to confirm the fear of many Nigerians.
Already there have been allegations that some resettlement camps enjoy preference in terms of welfare to others, while some NEMA and SEMA officials are being accused of diverting some relief materials meant for the flood victims for their pecuniary gains. In as much as the veracity of these allegations cannot be ascertained, there are equally incidences where some persons who have not been affected by the flood are finding their way into the resettlement camps, claiming to be affected by the ravaging flood.
There are also confirmed cases of theft, particularly at the resettlement camp in GRA, Warri, Delta State. Bags of rice, mattresses and other items provided for the victims are being stolen.
Some of the victims are not being honest with the extent of damage caused by the flood and they have seen it as an avenue to have their own share of the national cake.
The crux of this discourse is that rather than see this disaster as a time for soul searching to avert the wrath of God on our morally decaying society, members of the political class, opinion leaders, some public servants, some Nigerians and indeed a few of the flood victims are capitalizing on the ravaging flood to steal.
Until we face the reality of this national disaster with the greatest sense of honesty and fear of God, the nation may experience further woes.
Editor-In-Chief
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