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Gov. Diri Flays Attempt To Ethnicise Bayelsa Fertiliser Project

Gov. Diri Flays Attempt To Ethnicise Bayelsa Fertiliser Project

News Feature, Press Release
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has strongly condemned an attempt to cause ethnic disharmony in the state through the Brass Fertiliser and Petrochemical Company project. Governor Diri, who was reacting to a trending post on social media accusing him of plans to scuttle the project as it was allegedly not sited in a "core Ijaw area," said those behind the allegation do not mean well for the state and the Ijaw nation. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah, he said only enemies of the state could concoct such falsehood and spread fake news on social media in order to create ethnic disaffection. Governor Diri maintained that his administration was committed to the unity and progress of the state and the Ijaw nation rather than engaging in petti...