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Road To Douye Diri’s Community Flooded

Electoral officials, journalists conveyed by canoes

Road to the polling unit of Peoples Democratic Party Governorship Candidate, in Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, was flooded forcing Electoral observers and journalists to access the area by canoes.

Residents heading for Diri’s Unit 4 ward 6 in Sampou, Kolokuma-Opokuma Local Government Area, also patronised canoe paddlers, who collected N50 each from them to convey them to the unit.

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Electoral officers and ad-hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were conveyed through the flooded road to the unit by Hilux vans.…

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Bayelsa Airport Not Flooded As Alleged By Oshiomhole

Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson has described allegation that the state-owned International Cargo Airport built by his administration was flooded as a deliberate lie by the All Progressive Congress (APC) National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole.
The governor also deniedΒ the N100billion running cost of the airport project as alleged, saying the total cost was N70billion.Dickson, who conducted journalists round the airport facilities, including the 3.5 kilometresΒ runway, yesterday, explained that the full commencement of operation at the airport was being delayed by regulatory agencies, who were yet give approval for it to be used.

He also put the expended acquisition of