SSDC Begins Assessment Of Erosion-Ravaged Communities In Cross River

The South South Development Commission (SSD), has commenced assessment of erosion-ravaged communities in Cross River State as part of efforts to coordinate a regional response to the devastating flooding and erosion affecting the state and other parts of the South-South.

The exercise began yesterday when the managing director of the commission, Ms. Usoro Akpabio, led a delegation comprising executive directors and the state’s representative on the board on an assessment visit to affected communities and an Internally Displaced Persons, IDP, camp in the state.

The visit, according to the commission, underscores the federal government’s resolve to provide humanitarian support and lo...