The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in collaboration with the Oyo State Emergency Management Agency (OYSEMA), has begun the distribution of food, non-food and livelihood support items to communities affected by the 2025 flood disaster in Oyo State as part of the Federal Government’s efforts to support recovery and rebuild affected households.
The symbolic presentation of the items was performed on Friday at the Government Secretariat by NEMA officials led by the Head of Ibadan Operations Office, Mr. Yinusa Deji G., alongside OYSEMA officials led by its Director, Mrs. Busari Ojuolape.
Recall that the Director-General of NEMA, Hajiya Zubaida Umar, said the Federal Government remained committed to supporting Nigerians affected by natural disasters through sustained humanitarian assistance and recovery interventions.
According to the Director-General, the 2025 flood disaster had a significant humanitarian impact across the country, affecting 128 Local Government Areas across the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory.
The disaster claimed 241 lives, affected 459,995 persons, displaced 158,588 people and destroyed 96,649 farmlands, alongside small businesses, infrastructure and other livelihood assets.
Before the distribution, verification was conducted for beneficiaries from across 14 local governments in Oyo State captured by NEMA as impacted by the 2025 flood disaster.
The 14 local governments include Orelope, Itesiwaju, Iseyin, Ogbomoso South, Ogbomoso North, Atiba, Ona-Ara, Egbeda, Atisbo, Lagelu, Ibadan North-East, Irepo, Akinyele and Ibarapa East, with about 50 flood victims each.
Items distributed include 500 bags of rice (25kg), 500 cartons of spaghetti, 50 pieces of foam mattresses, 250 cartons of vegetable oil, 250 pieces of nylon mats, 250 pieces of blankets, 40 sewing machines, 40 grinding machines, 40 pumping machines and 5 cargo tricycles.
