The Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, H E Chief Timipre Marlin Sylva accompanied by the Executive Secretary, NCDMB, Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote (FNSE, FIPS) today visited Flood affected areas along the Amassoma/Tombia road and Okogbe axis of the East West road as well as the Igbogene & Oxbow Lake IDP camps in Bayelsa state.
The purpose of the visit was to conduct an on-the-stop assessments of the level of devastation caused by the flood, reach out to the temporarily displaced people; to empathize with them and encourage them to be hopeful and optimistic about post-flood life.
The HMSPR, H E Chief Timipre Sylva who is the Chairman of the Governing Council of the #NCDMB also led the Board to distribute food items to the IDP Camps to ameliorate the hardship caused by the flood.
The HMSPR, HE Chief TimipreSylva and the Executive Secretary, NCDMB, Engr. Simbi Wabote (FNSE, FIPS) were joined by the Manager Corporate Communications, NCDMB, Barr. Esueme Dan Kikile and other staff of the Board on the Flood Impact Assessment tour.
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