The National Spokesman of the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide , Comr. Ebilade Ekerefe, has condemned the attitude of the Federal Government through the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development of Nigeria led by Sadiya Umar Farouq towards the plight of over a million displaced persons in Bayelsa State and other Niger Delta states.
According to Daily Post, the body condemned the delayed response and the derogatory claim by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development of Nigeria.
“For the avoidance of doubt, and in conformity with independent media reports on the humanitarian flood disaster that ravaged Bayelsa in the last three weeks, all the Local Government were impacted with over a million persons displaced and five other local government areas namely Sagbama, Ekeremor, Ogbia, Kolokuma/Opokuma and Southern Ijaw initially submerged and later communities in Nembe and Brass were also not spared by the flood.”
They also called out the big oil companies that have active presence in the affected areas for not responding to the plight of the Niger delta people.
Full gist on https://dailypost.ng/2022/10/30/iyc-tackle-fg-over-uncharitable-conduct-towards-bayelsa-flood-victims/
