Mr Godwin Ezeemo, others speak on first rain fall in Anambra, says it is sign of bumper harvest

Anambra capital city witnessed its first rain for the year 2016   on early hours of Tuesday and it's has been described as a sign of bumper harvest .

An Industrialist and Farmer  Mr Godwin Ezeemo , owner of Orient farm based in Umuchu Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra in a telephone interview  with the News men said the early rain fall  shows bounty harvest and that  hunger would be chased far away from the people .

Ezeemo said that he was excited when the rain started about quarter to mid night on Monday Feb. 29 and lasted into the mid hour of  Tuesday  and  he quickly concluded that God has come to rescues the people from the heat wave as well water the ground for early tilling for greater harvest
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He said that now was the best time for farming activities to commence as the rain has cancelled the fear of famine and urged all farmers to get ready to cultivate their seedlings on time so as to wage hunger against hunger and put smiles back to faces of the people .
He prayed that more of the rain fall will come so as to soften the land for serious farming business which was capable of providing many jobs fro people to engage in to chase idleness away and create source of livelihood.

Also Mrs Nkechi Nwokoye from Umunya in a telephone interview told  that the rain was seen as a blessing because the heat wave was getting out of hand and that she had a peaceful night rest.

She prayed that more of the rain fall would be appreciated as it would soothe  lots of problems associated with hot weather.

reports that the rain which started at about  11:45 pm on Monday stopped at about  1am  on Tuesday

Also  the rainfall  came with a heavy  down pour without wind and thunders storms however, the down pour left patches of gathered water in most parts of Awka  environs  which made access to some of street roads,  in particular reference to Arroma junction, Amaenyi road  difficult for use this morning .

Mrs Liz Orah a resident in Awka said in spite of  challenges faced during rain fall she still  thank God for sending down the rain to usher in the new month of March meaning goodness will come to calm the nerves of the people in the face of hardship.

Mrs Ngozi Obierili  a civil servant, said that the rain helped to cool an already  tensed environment saving people from diseases associated with heat wave

"l had a sound sleep  last night, there was no heat as the weather became cool during and after the rain.
"I thank God that the rain was calm and there is no report of disaster as in pulling down of roofs , trees or collapse building and things like that.” She said

Mr Sunday Nwajagu  a keke  driver, thanked God for the rain and called on the state government to fix the roads in the state with pot holes especially Y junction in Okpuno road and other busy roads in the state.