More than 1,200 households in Adamawa State located at Chambaaji village of Yola South Local Government Area have been pouring encomiums on Eroton Exploration and Production Company and the Nigeria National Petroleum Cooperation (NNPC) joint venture.
The Chambaaji villagers mostly Fulanis who we are affected by insurgents around southern Adamawa and relocated to the Nana Asmau Nomadic Primary School, Chambaaji, Yola South LGA received items which included, Maize, mattresses, bedcovers, buckets, per boiled rice, vegetable oil, Millet, soaps, hygiene pad, mats, cooking pots, knives, sorghum, mosquito nets, tarpaulin and cloths.
These items came in several trailer loads to the Chambaaji village under the supervision of the Lamido Adamawa HRH Barkindo Aliyu Mustapha, who was represented by the District head of Yola South, Chikasoro Adamawa.
While distributing the items the Managing Director of Eroton Exploration and Production Company, Mr. Ebiaho Emafo, who was represented by the head of Business Development, Dele Aikhionbare, said the company had compassion on the plight of internally Displaced Persons IDPs in the North East and decided to go into a joint venture with NNPC to try and salvage the situation.
Aikhionbare pointed out that Eroton had been embarking on such similar projects to reduce hardships been faced by the people affected by diverse crisis around the country.
The Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Cooperation (NNPC), Maikanti Baru, who was represented by Ogbonnaya A. Kalu, thanked Eroton, NEMA and Red Cross for assisting in the distribution of the items.
He said NNPC was compassionate about the sufferings of IDPs in the North East and had developed the joint venture to bring succour to the thousands of people displaced especially women and children.
He called on all other stakeholders involved to contribute in elevating the hash conditions of the IDPs by bringing items that would better their conditions.
Ogbonnaya Kalu revealed that Maikanti Baru, had gaven them a mandate to provide for the needy especially those affected by insurgents and other forms of crises in Nigeria.
