President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday arrived in Bayelsa to inspect flood ravaged areas of the state.
Jonathan had an aerial view of the state in a helicopter to see the extent of damage caused by the floods in the state.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president landed at the Government House helipad in a Nigerian Air Force helicopter marked NAF-541 at 1.10 p.m.
He later held a closed-door meeting with Gov. Seriake Dickson before leaving for the Governor’s Lodge at about 2.45 p.m.
In a related development, NAN learnt that three emergency hot lines set up by at the Government House, Yenagoa, had received more than 2,000 distress calls from flood victims.
The telephone lines are dedicated to serving persons who are either trapped by the flood, in need of evacuation to safe areas or needed medical attention.
?
