Take steps immediately – Rivers Assembly tasks Gov Fubara as flood take over places

The Rivers State House of Assembly has urged Governor Siminalayi Fubara to instrumentality urgent measures to code the flooding affecting communities crossed the state.

The Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martins Amaewhule, made the telephone connected Tuesday erstwhile helium visited immoderate flood-ravaged communities.

DAILY POST reports that persistent rainfall successful parts of the state, including Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor Local Government Areas, had triggered flooding, with respective houses submerged.

During a plenary connected Monday, the Deputy Majority Leader of the House, Linda Somiari-Stewart, raised a motion, drafting the attraction of the lawmakers to the situation.

Following the motion, the Speaker and immoderate lawmakers visited the affected areas successful the authorities capital.

During the appraisal visit, the Speaker said though the authorities whitethorn person taken immoderate steps to tackle the issue, a batch inactive needs to beryllium done.

“We are calling connected the Rivers State Governor to instrumentality contiguous steps to ameliorate the situation. That is wherefore we person a government.

“That is wherefore we person funds. A batch much needs to beryllium done to assistance our people,” the Speaker said.

Take steps instantly – Rivers Assembly tasks Gov Fubara arsenic floo...