By Precious D Freeman
The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) has identified with some residents of various communities in Montserrado and its environs.
The communities that benefited include the Shoe Factory, Camp Johnson Road, due to a fire disaster they encountered last month.
Speaking at the donation ceremony the Executive Director of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), Henry O. Williams expeditiously responded to the woes of the victims by donating some items which were 132 bundles of 32 gauge zinc, 132 pack of nails and several pieces of mosquito nets.
According to the NDMA Director, the President of Liberia, George Manneh Weah is always concerned about his people and that they were given strict mandate that anytime such disaster takes place, they should respond and sympathize with the people immediately because he does not want his people to suffer.
“The President finds it necessary to empowerNDMA and form a team called the Presidential Disaster Response Team (PDRA) to alleviate their sufferings whenever such incidents occur,” Mr. Williams explained.
Mr. Williams pleaded with the victims to manage and be appreciative with whatever they have received from them because he knows that disaster is very expensive and that the President cannot do all, and that he is always concerned about things like this to make sure that the Pro-poor Agenda works.
Furthermore, Mr. Williams thanked the press for their support, hard work and usual cooperation, adding that without them the citizens will not be aware of their good deeds and then urged them to always remain calm and good.
According to one of the victims, whose house got burnt on Camp Johnson Road, Gibson Sackor on July 29, 2021 a young man who had his girlfriend living in one of his 20 bedroom-house decided to kill the girlfriend and set the house ablaze, but unfortunately missed target because she slept elsewhere.
He added that while the perpetrator was setting the house ablaze a lady saw him and he ran away, but that he is grateful for the help the government has rendered them.
Speaking also, another victim, Love M. Kamara from the Shoe Factory community, explained that she inherited a five-bedroom house from her uncle in order for her to be able to meet her needs, especially school fees.
Victim Kamara mentioned that she was on campus when she received the bad news, adding that she’s grateful because nobody got hurt from the disaster even though they lost their properties.
Meanwhile she expressed gratitude over the help rendered by the Liberia government through NDMA.