The opposition party, in a statement by its publicity secretary, Ikaebimo Mark, said it was shocked that a state, grappling with widespread hunger, unemployment, poverty and poor healthcare committed over 100 billion naira to a stadium project at the expense of investments.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bayelsa State, has issued a scathing rebuke of the Bayelsa State government over the proposed ₦100billion proposed ongoing stadium project at Igbogene, Yenagoa Local Government Area.
The opposition party, in a statement by its publicity secretary, Ikaebimo Mark, said it was shocked that a state, grappling with widespread hunger, unemployment, poverty and poor healthcare committed over 100 billion naira to a stadium project at the expense of investments.
The party stated that while it recognises the importance of sports development and agrees that sporting infrastructure has a place in the development of any modern society, it is not convinced that the stadium project is worth pursuing at the expense of several graduates without jobs and residents of Bayelsa who cannot afford one meal a day and lack access to clean potable water.
The opposition party also criticised the state government for investing such huge funds in a stadium while the agriculture sector has been starved of funds and several small businesses are collapsing under harsh economic conditions.
