Nigeria: Senators Should've Visited More Bakassi Communities - Ita Giwa

25 January 2017

The former Presidential Adviser on National Assembly Matters, Senator Florence Ita Giwa, has applauded the recent visit of the Senate Committee on State and Local Government Affairs to Bakassi area of Cross Rivers State, but said many communities were not visited in the area.

In a statement she signed, a copy of which was made available to Daily Trust in Lagos, Ita Giwa said the ‎Senator Abdullahi Gumel-led committee's visit should not have been limited to Ikang area, saying they ought to have visited other communities inhabited by refugees.

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