PH Flood: Dakuku Challenges Wike
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According to him, Amaechi had put in place a drainage master plan for the city of Port Harcourt and was already being executed before he left office in 2015 but was however abandoned by Wike for political reasons.
“Our people are traumatized, a lot of persons are displaced, we have lost several goods and properties estimated at over N3bn, social and economic life has been disrupted because the state government slept off.
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“The governor awards projects from his office without going through the due process and the very important Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), which has unfortunately led to pain and agony being experienced by Rivers people.
“It is even more shocking that the state government is yet to respond, even if half-heatedly to the cries of the people but has chosen to blame everybody other than itself. A responsive government should by now be engaging and looking for ways out of the crisis.
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“Port Harcourt has never had it this bad and it can only mean that the state’s relevant ministries, departments, and agencies are either incompetent in carrying out their duties or have been starved of necessary funds to function optimally.”
The former director-general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) called on the government to immediately mobilize resources of the state to ameliorate the sufferings of the people.
“With heavy rains expected in coming weeks as predicted by NIMET, it will only be natural that the Rivers government immediately activate the moribund state’s emergency management agency that can react swiftly to serious situations and arrest whatever difficulty the people may be facing.”
