VSF Distributes Relief Materials to Victims of Conflict in Konshisha, Oju LGAs of Benue


 
By Our Reporter
Victim Support Fund (VSF) on Friday distributed relief materials to victims of conflicts and vulnerable people in Konshisha and Oju Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Benue.

The items distributed were beans, rice, garri, sanitary pad, soaps, palm and vegetable oil among others.

The State Project Coordinator, Mndepawe Kwaghe said that VSF was intervening in seven LGAs of the state.

Kwaghe listed the local governments to include Konshisha, Oju, Ado, Gwer West, Kwande, Logo and Guma, stressing that the intervention would last for six months.

"Today we are distributing materials to them for the months of April and May and we are giving them two of each of the items. One for April and the other for May," Kwaghe said.

She disclosed that they were intervening in the state as a result of the cry of the governor of the state that the number IDPs keep increasing and donor agencies should wade in to cushion the hardship faced by the displaced persons.

Meanwhile, the Executive Director, Gender and Environmental Risk Reduction Initiative (GERI), Mrs Elizabeth Jeiyol, said that as implementing partner of the project they would ensure that the materials get to the targeted people.

Jeiyol applauded VSF for the intervention, saying that the organisation had done a lot for the state, stressing that they partnered with the organisation during the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic.

"VSF has various intervention programmes for the communities ranging from health to economic.

"The economic programme is aimed at empowering them financially to enable them to fend for themselves," Jeiyol said.

She further appreciated the Benue State Government for supporting the displaced persons through the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Also, the Special Assistant to the Executive Secretary of SEMA on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Mr Alexander Chia, also appreciated VSF for their intervention and sued for sustenanability.

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