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PENGASAN Donates Food and Household Materials to IDP Camp in Benue State

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The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASAN) has shown solidarity with the people of Yelewata in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State by donating a truckload of food items and household materials to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp. The donation includes bags of rice, beans, maize, groundnut oil, yam tubers, cartons of indomie, spaghetti, tomato paste, sanitary pads, mattresses, and pillows. The Chairman of PENGASAN Foundation, Mr. David Owan, presented the items to the management of the IDP Camp, stating that the organization aims to assist and provide succor to indigent citizens.

Key Takeaways:

  • PENGASAN Foundation, a humanitarian organization, donated a truckload of food items and household materials to the IDP Camp in Yelewata, Benue State.
  • The items donated included bags of rice, beans, maize, groundnut oil, yam tubers, cartons of indomie, spaghetti, tomato paste, sanitary pads, mattresses, and pillows.
  • The Chairman of PENGASAN Foundation, Mr. David Owan, stated that the organization aims to assist and provide succor to indigent citizens.
  • The IDP Camp in Yelewata is still facing safety concerns, with community leader Mr. Julius Gor expressing fear and apprehension about the presence of herders in the area.
  • Rev. Fr. Oguma Jonathan, a Catholic Priest in charge of the IDP Camp, thanked PENGASAN for the donation and assured that the donated materials would be fairly shared amongst the people.
  • PENGASAN Foundation believes that the donation will bring some relief to the people of Yelewata, although they acknowledge that it "cannot be enough" to address their suffering.

Statistics:

  • 1 truckload of food items and household materials donated to the IDP Camp in Yelewata, Benue State.
  • Donated items included:

+ 100 bags of rice

+ 50 bags of beans

+ 20 bags of maize

+ 10 jerry cans of groundnut oil

+ 50 yam tubers

+ 20 cartons of indomie

+ 10 cartons of spaghetti

+ 5 cartons of tomato paste

+ 100 sanitary pads

+ 20 mattresses

+ 20 pillows

Sources:

  • NAIJA enews (Source of the article)

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