Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has said coastal communities in the state are in danger of being submerged by the Atlantic Ocean.
Diri raised the alarm on Tuesday when he visited Odioama community in Brass Council to assess the level of devastation from ocean encroachment. THE GUARDIAN reports.JAMB Portal
He said: “l did not come here for a political campaign, but to see the plight of Odioama people and have firsthand knowledge of what is happening to the community.”
“I cannot sit in my office to hear that houses are giving way. I have been taken around and seen houses that are giving way to the ocean surge. The community’s cemetery has been threatened.NYSC Portal
“By tomorrow (today), l will see what the engineers in the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure will bring to the state executive council meeting. We know that the cost will be prohibitive and beyond the state government.”
