- Bayelsa House Representative defends building 'floating toilet' after outrage from Nigerians
- The lawmaker said she built the toilet to meet the pressing needs of the women of the area
Bayelsa state House of Representatives member, Kate Owoko, who built a floating latrine for her people, has reacted to the outrage by Nigerians over the newly built toilets.
The roofed toilet, built with corrugated iron sheets was located on one of the creeks of Amassoma, with users made to pass their faeces into the water.
A lot of outrage from Nigerians spearked after the pictures of the said toilet was circulated online, with many people calling the projects 'shameful'.
Kate in her reaction to the attacks said the toilet was built based on the pressing demand of the women of Okori-Ama and Oweidei-Ama of Amassoma, the town of late Bayelsa governor, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha.
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According to the Nigerian News Agency, Owoko on her Facebook page said: “These were the pressing (immediate) need from these women at the time. Due to the terrain of these said compounds, they were in grave need for such toilets to answer to the ‘call-of-nature’.
Kate Owoko said she built the toilet to meet pressing needs of the women of the environment. Photo credit: Sahara Reporters
“Prior to today these women had to expose themselves to unsanitary conditions. Hence, requested particularly for such toilets from their representative."
To buttress her story, she posted also the photograph of excited women at the commissioning of the floating latrine.
Owoko also shared picture of the women celebrating the new toilet. Photo credit: NAN
The reaction, from its tone, appeared to have been ghost-written for her. The writer said:
“This should be in no way mistaken for a constituency project which is her primary duty to her people. We are all aware that her constituency project is on education and it is ongoing."
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Meanwhile, the chief of defense staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin, has been directed by members of the House of Representatives, to put a halt to the ongoing military invasion in Bayelsa state.
The lawmakers also directed Olonishakin to stop the attack on innocent civilians residing in the Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa.
The lower legislative house gave the directive on Thursday, July 20, following the adoption of a motion by Hon. Frederick Agbedi (PDP-Bayelsa).
Watch this NAIJ.com TV video asking Nigerians if they would support a military take-over: