Bayelsa State government says it has distributed all the foodstuffs and other palliative items it received as donations in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak in the country to the citizens and residents of the state.
The state commissioner for information, orientation and strategy, Mr Ayibaina Duba, who stated this in Yenagoa on Monday, said the clarification became necessary to ease the tension arising from attacks on warehouses containing Covid-19 palliatives and other items by hoodlums in some other states of the federation.
He also explained that the state government was not hoarding food items in any warehouse across the state, adding that though Bayelsa State has been commendably peaceful but it was necessary to dispel misinformation from those with motives to foment trouble.
The commissioner disclosed that so far, the state government had distributed food and other items four times to Bayelsans across the eight local government areas as Covid-19 palliatives between April and July this year.
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He said: “As a government, we commend youths of Bayelsa for their peaceful disposition and their statesmanship in ensuring that the state is calm and rid of criminality.
“I recall that about two weeks ago, during the #EndSARS protests, Governor Douye Diri addressed the protesters at the Government House and marched peacefully with them to the headquarters of the State Police Command. The governor thereafter quickly acted on their demands by setting up two panels to address their concerns. Members of the #EndSARS campaign and the civil society are in these panels.
“As a government, we will continue to encourage and support the youth of the state to achieve their real potential through entrepreneurship, agriculture and skills acquisition,” he said.
