Flood/boat mishap: soludo mourns as 76 person’s are Declared missing

The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo has expressed sadness over the missing of 76 person’s in boat accident in the state.He also condoled with the families of 
persons involved in a boat mishap which occurred in Umunnankwo Community in Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state.According to the chairman of the Transition Committee of the local government area, Pascal Aniegbuna the incident happened on Friday, October 7, 2022, in the Umunnankwo community.The ill-fated boat said to be carrying about 85 persons on board, was said to have taken off from Onukwu Bridge and was heading to Nkwo market, Ogbakuba when it capsized.In a statement signed by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, Soludo’s expressed shock in the condolence message to the families of the victims.The statement read: “This development is still a shock to the government and good people of Anambra State. I sympathise with the families of people involved.”He said the governor has sent several interventions to the people of the flood-ravaged area, who have all relocated to IDP camps for safety, promising that the state government would continue to do its best to reduce the negative effects of the flood disaster in the state.Meanwhile, a former member of the House of Representatives, who represented the Ogbaru federal constituency, Victor Afam Ogene, in a swift reaction, expressed shock and deep sorrow.Ogene, who is the Labour Party candidate for the Ogbaru federal constituency in the 2023 elections, lamented that Ogbaru was devastated, saying: “I am in deep shock over the horrendous boat accident that took the precious lives of some of its sons and daughters.”He said further: “This sad news of this terrible accident is numbing and painful to me as a person and must be very devastating, especially to the immediate families of the victims. This is a collective loss for Ogbaru as a whole and we are united in sorrow.“My condolences go to the affected families and also Ogbaru people and communities, who have in recent times found themselves in the jaws of severe flood disaster that has practically submerged all our communities and displaced thousands while76 persons were unaccounted for as I speak.”