File: Governor of Bayelsa State, Duoye Diri.
The Bayelsa State Government has denied issuing any statement blaming the Federal Government for poverty in the state, describing reports to that effect as false and misleading.
In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Mrs Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai, the government said no official statement was issued on Monday in response to criticisms by a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state over Governor Douye Diri’s six-year performance.
The government specifically refuted media reports in a statement titled, “Bayelsa Govt Rejects PDP’s Poverty Claims, Defends Six-Year Record,” saying the words attributed to the commissioner never existed.
It also dismissed a follow-up report alleging that the state government shifted responsibility for poverty in the state to President Bola Tinubu’s administration, insisting that no such position was taken.
