The Bayelsa State government said that that Big Brother Naija season 5 star, Nengi Hampson was never at any time appointed as the Face of Bayelsa Girl-Child.
According to the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Daniel Alabrah, on Wednesday, he explained that no such appointment was made in the first place.
Alabrah told BBC that Governor Diri had earlier in the week, named Ebizi Blessing Eradiri as the Face of Bayelsa Girl-Child.
Eradiri is the first female First Class graduate from the Faculty of Law at the Niger Delta University, NDU and also finished with First Class from the Nigerian Law School.
Eradiri is the first female First Class graduate from the Faculty of Law at the Niger Delta University, NDU and also finished with First Class from the Nigerian Law School.
After a heavy criticism of having picked Nengi ahead of the double First Class graduate for the position, Alabrah however, told the BBC that the government never appointed Nengi for that role, adding that the government could appoint as many people as it likes depending on whatever sector they want to emphasize.
"Nengi is in the entertainment sector so she can function in that aspect while Ebizi Eradiri is in the education sector.
"All is for them to inspire and encourage girls in the state so they can aspire better. It is bad for people to speculate and politicise everything."
Recall on Monday the governor made Ebizi Eradiri a double first class Law graduate at the Niger Delta University (NDU), as the the Face of Bayelsa Girl-Child, Read here
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