The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) has accused the Federal Government (FG) of dereliction of duty, a development it said was the actual cause of rising poverty across the country.
Reacting to the Federal Government’s allegation that governors are responsible for rising poverty, the forum in a statement, described allegation by the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clement Agba, as an attempt to divert attention from the gross failures of the Federal government.
NGF Spokesperson, Abdul Razaque Bello Barkindo, said: “The tirade early this week by the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Mr. Clement Agba, on the 36 governors, where he blamed them for the rising poverty index in the country comes to the Nigeria Governors’ Forum as a surprise.
“The minister got his message totally wrong. His attacks are not only unnecessary, but they represent a brazen descent into selective amnesia. It is also diversionary as far as the Governors are concerned.”
