Abuja — The ECOWAS Commission has donated 100, 000 US dollars to the government of Liberia. It is to help citizens who have suffered losses caused by millions of ravaging caterpillars in the Sanoyea District of Bong County.
The victims lost their homes, farms and sources of livelihood due to the devastation caused by caterpillars that are now spreading to other districts such as Zota and Suakoko.
The presentation was made to President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf by the commissioner for agriculture, environment and water resources, Mr. Ousseini Salifou, who led an ECOWAS assessment mission to Liberia.
The delegation included representatives of the ECOWAS Emergency Response Team (EERT), the West African Health Organisation (WAHO) and the Departments of Agriculture, Environment and Humanitarian and Social Affairs of the ECOWAS commission.
The report of the mission will enable the commission to determine what additional contribution to be made in the areas of medical supplies, equipment, spray machines and insecticides.
Similarly, the report will help facilitate ECOWAS' action against the spread of the devastating attack to neighbouring countries.
The caterpillars, also known as army worms, have emerged with the rains which started in Liberia this year.
They have destroyed farm crops, contaminated sources of drinking water and sacked many people from their homes.
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I am a liberian and like to use this medium to express my gratitude to ECOWAS for once again its show of support to alleviate suffering in Liberia - this one brought about my nature. this they have done, again, and again and again; during our darkest hours: their blood, their toil and their sweat. Two things come to my mind: greedy officials should not embezzle this money, every scent should be accounted for, every scent should reach women, children and men affected by the crisis. And secondly, those liberians who promote xenophobia - its time to realise that all africans are our brothers