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Yekini Nabena, former deputy spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has taken a swipe at Sadiya Umar Farouq, humanitarian minister, over a comment credited to her.

On Thursday, Farouq said Jigawa is the state most affected by the flood.

“It will also interest you to know that Bayelsa is not even amongst the 10 most hit. I think Jigawa is number one,” the minister had said.

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In a statement on Friday, Nabena said the focus on the federal government should be on preventing a reoccurrence of such impact of flooding on residents of state.

“See official jealousy! The woman is worried that Bayelsa is receiving all the attention. She would have preferred Jigawa state, which she had awarded the first position,” he said.

“Madam minister should not worry herself because Bayelsa state will not be interested in this kind of competition as to who would come first in a calamity.

“The minister should be more concerned about how the federal government will prevent reoccurrence of the phenomenon. It is preventable and mitigatable, since flood has a known circle.

“This is a warning for madam minister not to bring religion and tribe into the flood disaster.

“One will wonder if as a minister for humanitarian affairs you ever visited the Niger Delta region to know the level of this disaster they have been facing after drilling the oil and the cost of spillages everywhere in the region.”