A young man who was swept away by floods has been rescued alive after hanging to a tree branch for three days.
The man who was traveling on the East-West was caught in the flood between Okogbe and Mbiama in Bayelsa State and was washed away, luckily he held onto a branch and has been crying for help for three days till he was rescued Tuesday.
Meanwhile the effect of the flood is still being felt in Bayelsa and Delta state. Communities have been submerged and corpses from cemeteries have been washed up by the rampaging waters.
Bayelsa State governor Senator Douye Diri, has urged workers to stay at home for seven days with the hope that the waters will recede. He said damages worth billions of naira have been caused by the floods
“We urgently solicit the support of Multinationals, International Donor Agencies, the Red Cross, Diplomatic Missions and people of goodwill to come to the aid of our state.
Without exaggeration, the sheer scale of the devastation is not such that the state can handle on its own. We urgently solicit the support of Multinationals, International Donor Agencies, the Red Cross, Diplomatic Missions and people of goodwill to come to the aid of our state.
“I appeal to Mr. President to consider special grants to the state from the Stabilization Funds, Ecological Funds and Natural Resources Fund. My dear people of Bayelsa State, I know these are indeed trying times and you have my assurance that I will stand with you through every step of the recovery process.
“The Bayelsa State Task Force on Flood Mitigation and Management in liaison with the State Emergency Management Agency has established IDP Camps,and is providing relief materials for victims of the flood. I have also directed that the distribution of these relief materials should be done in a non-partisan manner. We are all first and foremost Bayelsans.
“I hereby direct all Public Servants except those on essential duties to be given time off from work for the next one week. Let me make a special appeal to vendors, particularly of fuel, food, water and pharmaceuticals not to exploit the situation. We must be our brothers’ keeper,” said the governor in a broadcast Tuesday
Labour Party raps Tinubu’s daughter for extorting traders
Leader of Lagos market association Folashade Tinubu-Ojo has been accused of forcing Lagos traders to support the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu campaign.
Mrs Tinubu-Ojo is the daughter of the APC presidential hopeful and last weeked traders who failed to show up at the women’s rally in Lagos had their shops being locked and forced to pay N5000 fine.
Reacting to the development, Labour Party publicity secretary Comrade Abayomi Oluwafemi Arabambi said in a statement that Mrs. Tinubu-Ojo crossed the line by forcing traders to tow the line of her political affiliation.
“Every person shall be entitled to assemble freely and associate with other persons, and in particular, he may form or belong to any political party, trade union or any association, for the protection of his interests,” he said.
He urged the police in the State to create conducive atmosphere for the supporters of all political parties to support whosoever candidate they want.