Aftermath of Supreme Court Judgement: Bayelsa to Establish Waterways Agency
Bayelsa State would soon establish an agency to regulate activities that result in erosion and other environmental menace on its waterways.
This followed the recent Supreme Court judgment affirming the rights of Bayelsa and Lagos states over the control and management of above the surface activities on their waterways.
Governor Douye Diri disclosed this on Wednesday during the 189th meeting of the state executive council in Government House, Yenagoa.
Governor Diri said both states successfully challenged the Federal Government at the apex court over the control of their waterways, resulting in the landmark judgement.
According to him, the state’s Attorney-General was studying the judgment and would provide the legal framework for the establishment of a state waterways agency.
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