Nigeria, March 21 -- The Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has launched a global campaign to address the ravaging effects of oil spills in parts of the state.

The campaign is tagged' Rise for Bayelsa Campaign.'

Mr Dickson also accused oil companies of fuelling insecurity in the region.

He said the campaign is to attract global attention to the menace of oil spills, pollution and environmental degradation in the state.

At the event held at the Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre in Yenagoa, the governor censured international oil companies (IOCs) operating in the state.

He accused them of constituting the biggest threat to the security and stability of the state and the Niger Delta region under the guise of awarding crude oil pipelin...