The House of Assembly of Bayelsa State, southeastern Nigeria, has condemned the proposed dredging of the River Niger by the federal government. In a resolution, the state house members said the dredging would cause negative environmental and ecological effects to riverine communities, vanguard newspaper reported on Monday.
In 1998, the federal government decided to dredge the rivers Niger and Benue to improve river transport in the country. However several environmental organisations and downstream communities have opposed the proposal plan, citing environmental concerns such erosion of river banks and floods.
For more information see NIGERIA: IRIN Focus on plans to dredge major rivers
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