Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has refuted viral social media claims alleging he is responsible for the pregnancy of reality TV star, Nengi Hampson.
In a statement on Tuesday, his Chief Press Secretary, Samuel Oredipe, labeled the rumors as “fake news” spread by political opponents to tarnish the governor’s reputation during his administration’s fifth anniversary.
Oredipe clarified that Diri and Nengi have no personal relationship beyond her official appointment as SSA on Girl Child Development in 2020.
He wrote, “Political enemies of His Excellency Senator Douye Diri, Governor of Bayelsa State, are at work again. What a wicked set of people spreading falsehood on a day the Prosperity Administration commenced activities marking its 5th anniversary.
“Nengi Rebecca Hampson, has no personal relationship with Governor Diri and it is regrettable that purveyors of fake news are not happy with the towering political profile of the governor.
“Nengi herself has come out clean on the social media to debunk their lies. This is a distraction and some of us are very justified on the many reasons offered to regulate use of the various social media.
“Sadly, while we were inaugurating a brand new road in Yenagoa, social media e-rats were spreading falsehood about the governor. Governor Diri, is a man of honour and dignity
Nengi also debunked the claims on social media, stating, “I’m not pregnant for any governor.”
