“We are working together with Manuel Rosales and all civil, police and military institutions to provide protection to all the people of Zulia.” so he said this Wednesday Nicolás Maduro. The official leader’s statements came after he said yesterday that he was considering appointing a protector for that state.
“I don’t have a protector of the people of Zulia to call. I don’t want to get to the point of having to choose a protector for Zulia,” Maduro stressed. Despite the claim, he later corrected and explained that Rosales had reached out. He asked to coordinate the efforts with the regional government.
#EnVivo ???? | “We are working together with Manuel Rosales and all civil, police and military institutions to provide protection to all the people of Zulia,” announced the national president. @NicolasMaduro against the emergency generated by the rains pic.twitter.com/1YjvkZi0A5
— Presidential Press (@PresidentialVen) April 27, 2022
Manuel Rosales’ response
After the comments, Manuel Rosales, governor of Zulia, denied Nicolás Maduro and assured that he and his team are working to attend to the emergency due to the floods in the South of the Lake.
«The Government of Zulia is deployed throughout the South of the Lake, serving the affected communities. We will present the diagnosis to the Federal Council of Government to move forward in order to solve this problem, “said the governor on Twitter.
The message was accompanied by a video in which regional executive machinery and personnel can be seen working in the areas affected by the rains.
Rosales declared an emergency in the south of Lake Maracaibo. Maduro seems not to have known. The governor of Zulia explained that at least 1,000 families were affected by the rainfall in recent weeks.