By Kekeli K. Blamey
Sokpoe (V/R), Dec. 21, GNA – The Deeper Life Aid (DLAiD), a non-governmental organisation (NGO) of the Deeper Life Bible Church, has donated relief items to farmers who were affected by the Akosombo Dam spillage in Sokpoe to lessen their plight.
Sacks of maize, rice, beans, gari, clothing and gallons of palm oil were among the essentials distributed to the victims.
Madam Sarah Suobogbiree, the programme officer for DLAiD, said the items were mobilized by the members of the church across the country to minimize the plight of the farmers in the area.
She pledged their continuous support to the victims until the situation was resolved and called on corporate Ghana to keep extending assistance to the victims.
Madam Suobogbiree also appealed to the Government to mobilize funds to ignite the livelihood restoration agenda for the displaced persons.
She lauded the members of the church for playing integral roles in ensuring that the items were contributed to support the flood victims.
Pastor Joseph Bonnah, one of the divisional overseers for the church, mentioned that as part of the Church’s corporate social responsibilities, they would endeavour to support the farmers in the district.
Pastor Bonnah urged other organizations to emulate the gesture and donate to the farmers.
Mr Godwin Fiatsorbu, one of the beneficiaries, disclosed to the Ghana News Agency that his finances went down after he lost 40 acres of cassava farm to the flood.
Mr Fiatsorbu lauded the NGO for supporting them in their challenging time and also called for support from other organizations and the Government to remedy the situation.
Togbe Dika V, the Tsidomhene for Sokpoe, received the items and expressed his gratitude to the donors for the gesture and reiterated the need for more support.
GNA