Flood victims in Bayelsa State have thanked Governor Douye Diri for the help rendered to them at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp in Yenagoa.

A member of the camp, Mrs. Ebimor Fekuwei, praised the government for hosting and feeding them every day such that they never lacked anything. She called on the governor to further assist them as most of their homes were damaged.

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Another camper, Mrs. Godgift Diepreye, said they were well fed. “We stayed at the camp for more than eight days and nobody died. We thank God that nobody was sick, everybody is alive.

“My only problem now is that my house in Azikoro is still wet. Azikoro is one of the worst hit areas in Yenagoa Local Government Area,” she added.

Lawmaker representing representing Yenagoa Constituency II in the House of Assembly Koku-Obiyai Ebiuwou thanked God for protecting them. “God stood by us day and night, we did not record any death. God increased us because we had over nine deliveries. We return all the glory to God because no man would have done it on his own.

“I want to sincerely thank the governor who took charge of the state. We heard instances in other states where the floods were so much that the governors abandoned the people and fled the state, leaving the citizens to sort out themselves.