The Bayelsa State Post Flood Management Committee on Monday said it received N500million from flood donors and not N15 billion as alleged by the All Progressive Congress (APC).
The committee explained that it received N500 million donated to the state government by a philanthropic organisation, Mr. Mike Adenuga Foundation and additional N35 million for logistics and administrative cost from the government.
The Chairman of the committee, Chief Francis Doukpola, in a statement in Yenagoa, said it was wrong for any person or group of persons to make such weighty allegation without facts.
He challenged persons behind the allegation to come up with proof of any transaction undertaken by the committee or state government.
Doukpola said the money received was used for positive interventions in most of the flood affected places in seven local government areas in the state.
In a bid to alleviate the sufferings of the people, he said the committee embarked on some projects, including the distribution of cement in communities affected by the flood apart from Brass.
“Also, 400 bags of cement were given to each of the communities to be distributed among the most affected persons, with emphasis on the less-privileged with mud houses,” he said.
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