Bayelsa Governor Accuses FG of Neglect

Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has accused the Federal Government of paying lip service to the flood situation ravaging the sstate.

Diri made the accusation in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah,

The statement noted that the response of the Federal Government to the flood situation in the state was not commensurate, considering the state’s contribution to the nation’s economy.

It decried the level of destruction caused by the natural disaster across communities in the state, noting that it would cost the government hundreds of billions of naira to rehabilitate damaged road infrastructure.