Rising poverty: NGF responds, accuses FG of dereliction of duty

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.