Flooding: Declaring Jigawa as worst-hit state is based on bogus data, Bayelsa tells FG | TheCable

The Bayelsa government has rejected the position of the federal government that Jigawa is the state most affected by flooding.

Sadiya Umar Farouq, minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development, had, on Thursday, saidThe minister had also said Bayelsa is not among the 10 most-affected states, adding that death toll, as well as the number of farmlands and buildings destroyed were part of the criteria used to carry out the assessment.

“She was obviously relying on bogus data in contradiction to the clear reality that every local government area in the state is impacted by the flood in varying degrees. “How can a state up north — Jigawa — be worst impacted when indeed Bayelsa state has the unfortunate responsibility of receiving the flood water that ran through more than 15 states?

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