Lockdown: Gov.Douye distributes food items in Bayelsa

By Edighomor Victor-Yenagoa.

The Bayelsa State Emergency Management Agency, (SEMA) have begin distribution of food items to the various Local Government Area of Bayelsa.

The distribution of the food items took place in SEMA office, in Igbogene, Yenagoa LGA, of the state, on Thursday.

Daily watch reports that the items distributed are Rice, Millets, Garri, amongst other items.

In his part, the Chairman, State Emergency Management Agency, Maj. Hezekiah Isu, (rtd) said: “I am not speaking on behalf of the state government, but his Excellency Gov. Diri said when funds come they will pay back what the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA has brought.

“This food items is suppose to be for flood victims, but was delayed by NEMA, because it is their food stuffs which they brought for flood victims in 2019, to affected families.

“What happened was that normally send their respresentives who will in turn distribute the items in synergy with the SEMA, in Bayelsa.

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“I wrote letters to NEMA repeatedly, but to no avail they didn’t reply. In fact this items have been here for over three months.

“I called them that most of the items are going bad, especially the Garri, yet they did not respond. So, I was made to report to the Governor, whom latter intervened before they were ask to distribute the items,” he said.

Also speaking, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Orientation, Bayelsa, Mr Friston Akpo, said cost of food items is now high, as most markets in Bayelsa are closed.

” Price of food items are astrnomically high and most people will be affected in the society.

“Particularly those under privileged people, so the Governor, in his kindness decided to share the Garri, Millets and Rice to those less privilege in the Eight Local Government Area of Bayelsa.

” As to alleviate the suffering in this global pandemic ravaging every part of the world,” he stated.