By Moses M. Tokpah, mosesmtokpah@gmail.com
KATATA, Liberia- The Nathaniel McGill Humanitarian Foundation in Collaboration with the office of Margibi District #2 Representative, Ivar K. Jones have donated building materials and Liberia’s stable food (rice) to several storm victims in District #5 Margibi County.
Items donated include 30 bundles of zinc, 6 cartoons of zinc nail, 20 bags of 25kg rice and two hundred United States dollars (US$200.00) respectively.
The McGill Foundation is owned and operated by the Minister of State for Presidential Affairs, Nathaniel McGill.
Rep. Ivar K. Jones, making the presentation on Wednesday June 10, 2020 in Weala, said the donation is their own way of responding to the cry of the citizens who were victimized by the storm disaster recently.
The Representative indicated that the gesture is intended to enable the affected District #5 residents to renovate their damaged structures.
He disclosed that when the disaster occurred nearly a week ago, Minister McGill brought to his (Hon. Jones) attention that his people in Districts 3, 4 and 5 were hit by the storm disaster as such they needed to identify with them.
According to him, it was based upon that the Minister sent the Land Administrator of Margibi County, Joe Dorah to carry out a survey in the affected areas something he said was done thereby leading to the donation.
“So we were able to make available 30 bundles of zinc, not just that we were able to make available six cartoons of zinc nail and then we were also able to bring the total of 20 bags of rice” he asserted.
Hon. Jones narrated that they could not just donate zinc to the storm victims without rice after being under the state of emergency which could not allow them to go out and find food for themselves.
He at the same time pointed out that they did not pray for the disaster to occur for them to make donation in order to take glorification.
“Commissioner, Hon. McGill has expressed his deepest sympathy of the disaster that occurred in your Township; he would have love to be here but because of some other engagement he is not here what you see here today is a partnership between his office and my office to bring some relief to the people of District #5 so on this note we want to present these items to you as our own contribution while we await government own intervention” he added.
Meanwhile, the Lawmaker said for Minister McGill who produced a CDC President to work with him an Independent candidate to identify with the people of Margibi County is a clear manifestation that the Legislature and the Executive branches of Government are working together.
For his part, the Commissioner of Cinta Township, Roland Johnson has expressed gratitude to Minister McGill and Representative Jones for their intervention.
Commissioner Johnson said this is not the first time for Hon. Jones to identify with the citizens of District #5. He revealed that after the April 1, 2019 demonstration that led to the burning down of the Weala Police Station and the Baypolu Magisterial Court, the Lawmaker identified with them.
Roland Johnson assured the Lawmaker that residents of District #5 will forever remember his effort. He then promised to use the items for the purpose intended.
Also speaking, victims of the recent storm disaster in Weala Margibi County have lauded Minister McGill and Rep. Jones for the donation.