Would you like to receive notifications on latest updates of the following headlines?

Bayelsa indicts APC of alleged diversion of FG flood palliatives

POSTED ON December 5, 2024 •   Politics      BY Benedicta Bassey
Bayelsa State governor, Douye Diri. Photo: @govdouyediri/ X

BAYELSA, Nigeria  — The Bayelsa State government has indicted some members of the All Progressives Congress in the state allegedly diverted some items sent to the state as palliatives for flood victims.

The items were sent through the Federal Ministry of Regional Development to cushion the harsh effect of flooding on affected victims.

The state Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Mrs Ebiowou Koku-Obiyai, made the disclosure while briefing newsmen on the palliatives the state government received from the Federal Government in Government House, Yenagoa.

Koku-Obiyai, who said the items were disbursed during the weekend, added that did not give the number of items that the Bayelsa State received 2,000 bags of 50kg rice, six bags of 50kg beans, 150 cartons of spaghetti, 1,000 pieces of mosquito nets, 100 cartons of tomato paste and six bags of detergent.

Others are 10 cartons of bathing soap, 20 bags of salt, 20 cartons of vegetable oil, 20 cartons of sachet milk and two cartons of seasoning cubes.

She said the state also received 50 pieces of cooking stoves, six pieces of grinding machines, six pieces of sewing machines, three motorcycles and four bags of rubber slippers.

Koku-Obiyai said, “This is what we received as a state from the Federal Government.

“However, information at our disposal has it that more things were brought into the state and were shared among APC stakeholders. But as a government that is what we have received.

“So, the state should know because we are in a yuletide period and anytime from now the state government will be sharing some palliatives to flood victims and the vulnerable people. Bayelsans may be thinking those things come from the items received.

“2,000 bags of rice is not even enough for a ward or constituency and that is the information we have gathered.”

Also, she revealed that Bayelsa had earlier received N3 billion from the Federal Government for flood victims and that the money was spent on visitations to flood-affected communities and various IDP camps by reaching out to them.

In a swift response to the allegation, the Assistant Publicity Secretary of the Bayelsa State chapter of the APC, Mr Coronation Tokpo, described the allegation as frivolous, saying that "Federal Government palliatives are not sent to political parties, but to states.

"In the past, APC members have been denied palliatives because the distribution of palliatives has always been done along party lines in the state."

READ ALSO
Tinubu Orders Urgent Repairs on Flood-Damaged Bridge in Mokwa
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara June 4, 2025 0

NIGER, Nigeria (NAN)- President Bola Tinubu has instructed the Federal Ministry of Works to repair t...

READ ALSO
Road Maintenance Crisis: FERMA Requires N880 Billion Yearly Amid Budget Shortfalls
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara June 3, 2025 0

ABUJA, Nigeria - The Federal Government needs approximately N880 billion each year for the upkeep of...

READ ALSO
PDP Leaders Slam Minister for Backing Tinubu's 2027 Campaign
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara June 3, 2025 0

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Coalition of United Pol...

READ ALSO
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Set to Appear in Court as F G Files Defamation Charges
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara June 2, 2025 0

The suspended senator for Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, is scheduled to...

READ ALSO
Sanusi, El-Rufai, and Yusuf Discuss Nigeria's Poverty and Governance
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara June 1, 2025 0

ABUJA, Nigeria - Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the Emir of Kano and ex-Governor of the Central Bank of Niger...

READ ALSO
Cabinet Reshuffle Looms: President Tinubu Set to Announce Changes Post-Eid
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara June 1, 2025 0

If everything goes smoothly, President Bola Tinubu is expected to announce his cabinet members who w...

READ ALSO
Tinubu Commits to Collaborative Efforts with AfDB's New Leadership, Congratulate Sidi Tah
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara May 30, 2025 0

President Bola Tinubu has praised the election of Sidi Tah as the ninth president of the African Dev...

READ ALSO
Oshiomhole, Sowore Clashes Over Nigeria's democracy
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara May 29, 2025 0

The 2023 Presidential Candidate for the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, and the Senator for...

OUR CHANNELS:

70-Year-Old Faces Manslaughter Charges After Fatal Accident
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara June 5, 2025 0

LAGOS, Nigeria - A 70-year-old man, Isiaka Afolayan, has been detained for careless driving and the...


Police Arrest 49 years old Suspect for Abduction of Two-Month-Old Baby
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara June 5, 2025 0

DELTA, Nigeria - The police in Delta reported the arrest of a suspect named Joy Temitope for the abd...


43 Lives Lost in Benue Armed Attacks
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara June 4, 2025 0

BENUE, Nigeria - At least 43 individuals lost their lives when armed assailants targeted communities...


Health Equity: Nigeria's Push for Universal Health Coverage
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara June 4, 2025 0

In alignment with the global effort towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC), Nigeria is striving to...


Road Maintenance Crisis: FERMA Requires N880 Billion Yearly Amid Budget Shortfalls
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara June 4, 2025 0

ABUJA, Nigeria - The Federal Government needs approximately N880 billion each year for the upkeep of...


Okocha Urges Victor Osimhen to Consider Staying at Galatasaray
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara June 4, 2025 0

Nigerian football icon Jay-Jay Okocha has shared advice with Victor Osimhen amid growing speculation...


60,000 Nigerians Abroad Register on Diaspora Data Mapping Portal
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara June 5, 2025 0

Approximately 60,000 Nigerians residing overseas have registered on the Diaspora Data Mapping Portal...


PDP Leaders Slam Minister for Backing Tinubu's 2027 Campaign
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara June 5, 2025 0

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Coalition of United Pol...


Gunmen Shot Dead Real Estate Investor, Abduct Wife
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara June 5, 2025 0

OWERRI, Nigeria - A real estate investor lost his life after being attacked and fatally shot by a gr...


JUST IN: Former Super Eagles Star Emmanuel Udoh Passes Away
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara June 4, 2025 0

The team manager of Akwa United and a former defender for the Super Eagles, Emmanuel Udoh, has been...


More Articles

Load more...

Menu