From Aloysius Attah, Onitsha
Metropolitan Catholic Archbishop of Onitsha, Valerian Maduka Okeke, has counselled victims of flooding displaced from their homes to bear their present situation with patience and hope in God for a better tomorrow.
Okeke, who stated this, yesterday, when he visited the Holding camp at Crowther Memorial Primary School, Onitsha housing the affected persons, said the church shared in their present ordeal because whatever affected them, will also affect the entire people of God in Onitsha.
The archbishop, who donated 150 tubers of yam, 30 bags of rice, five bags of beans, five cartons of tomatoes, five bags of noodles, 50 litres of groundnut oil, 50 litres of palm oil, 10- pieces of sleeping mats, two bags of potatoes and assorted biscuits and toiletries to the victims, prayed that the rampaging flood will not last long but recede soonest so that the people can return to their homes and resume their normal lives.
He expressed hope that more public spirited humanitarians will come to their aid and ameliorate their plight so that even toddlers among the displaced persons will not feel the impact of the devastating situation but be insulated from the harsh realities.
The archbishop, who was accompanied by the Chancellor of the Archdiocese, Prudentus Aroh, and retinue of other priests also prayed that the inmates will not lack food and water and that there won’t be any outbreak of diseases at the camp until the present challenge fades away.