Rivers State Governor has actually criticized the federal government for being “indifferent” in the fight against soot in the state.

The guv implicated the federal government, which he said manages the oil industry and the security agencies of being unresponsive to the soot pandemic and the damage it is inflicting on the health of the citizens of Rivers State.

Wike made the claims during a conference with standard rulers and the 23 local council chairmen in the state at the Government House, Port Harcourt on Friday.

Guv Wike stated the federal government was implied to fight unlawful bunkering in the state the same it means to eliminate insurgency in the north east.

He stated “I need to believe that the method the federal government plans to eliminate revolt, is the method they should combat illegal oil bunkering, since it is a sabotage on the nationwide economy. Very big sabotage. It affects our own earnings.

“If we are expected to produce 2 million barrels for example, we are now producing 1.2 million. And because 1.2 million barrels, it impacts Rivers state due to the fact that we are not producing as much as the number we are expected to produce, and then we can’t get the cash to do whatever you want us to do.

“It is the duty of the Federal Government to see how this thing can be stopped. As I speak to you, no one has actually called me from the Federal Government to say how they can support us. That is not my company. My company is the health of my individuals. I will not since the federal government is not interested to stop it, therefore my individuals need to die. If everybody dies, who are you going to govern?”

The guv, for that reason, urged the standard rulers to sign up with the fight against the operators of prohibited oil refineries and activate members of their Community Development Committees and the youths to work together in removing them from their domain.