2022 Flood: How Eruani and Azikel group donated N350 million relief funds to Bayelsans

“Our attention has been drawn to a statement attributed to the Hon. Commissioner for Environment and Chairman, Flood Mitigation Committee, Mr. Iselema Gbaranbiri wherein he posited that the state government received relief materials worth 57.7 million from the President of Azikel Group as against the earlier promise made by the Group President, Dr Eruani Godbless Azibapu CFR of providing relief materials worth N350 million naira to mitigate and provide succour to Bayelsans ravaged by the monstrous flood.”

“Whilst the President, Dr Eruani Godbless Azibapu CFR and Azikel Group seeks not to join issues with the Hon. Commissioner for Environment and Chairman, Flood Mitigation Committee, it is pertinent to point out that the President and Azikel Group did not only fulfil it’s solemn pledge of donating goods and relief materials worth N350 million naira but it surpassed it’s expected voluntary financial commitment of procuring these relief materials and its attendant logistic challenges; which also attracted huge financial commitment.”

“It should be noted that immediately after the Group President visited the Governor of Bayelsa State, he purchased Mattresses which were urgently needed and was intended to be distributed to the various Internally Displaced Persons ( IDP) camps and recently the Group President handed over 40, 000 mini rice bags to the government and people of Bayelsa State.”

“It is therefore uncharitable for the Hon. Commissioner for Environment and Chairman, Flood Mitigation Committee to wilfully and wrongly assert that Dr. Eruani Godbless Azibapu and Azikel Group only provided relief materials worth N57. 7 million naira. In actual fact, the said relief materials and goods provided by the President of Azikel Group exceeded N460 million naira.”

“Furthermore, let it be known that the intention of this clarification is not to join issues with the Hon. Commissioner for Environment and Chairman, Flood Mitigation Committee, Mr. Iselema Gbaranbiri but to set the records straight for Bayelsans and posterity. The Group President is not interested in engaging in unnecessary media cross – fire or needless grandstanding with any group, individual or institutions of government.”

“That is not in his character, person or standing in the society. As a renowned philanthropist and youngest CFR in the federation, the goal and vision of the Group President is the pursuit of an aggressive, calculated and a silent industrial revolution of Bayelsa State and his drive and passion for more Bayelsans to be wealth creators. The Group President is deeply committed to doing more to alleviate the plight and to provide succour to Bayelsans, now and even in the future.”

Signed:

AZIKEL GROUP MEDIA TEAM

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