Douye Diri, governor of Bayelsa state, has denied rumours of impregnating reality star Nengi Hampson.
Reports had claimed the former Big Brother Naija (BBN) housemate welcomed a child with a 65-year-old governor and is even his fifth wife.
Reacting on behalf of the governor in a Facebook post, Samuel Oredipe, the director-general of new media, labelled the claim as “fake news” propagated by “wicked people”.
The media aide argued that Nengi and Diri have “no personal relationship”.
He accused political opponents of attempting to tarnish the governor’s reputation, particularly as Diri’s administration marked its fifth anniversary.
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“The BBN Nengi Trending Story has nothing to do with Gov. Diri! Nengi Rebecca Hampson has no personal relationship with Governor Diri,” he said.
“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 social media to debunk their lies. GistLover goofed again! All fake!
Political enemies of His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri are at work again. What a wicked set of people spreading falsehood on a day the Prosperity Administration commenced activities marking its 5th anniversary.
This is a distraction, and some of us are very justified in the many reasons offered to regulate the use of various social media platforms.
Sadly, while we were inaugurating a brand-new road in Yenagoa, social media spread falsehoods about the governor. Governor Diri is a man of honour and dignity.”
The 27-year-old reality TV star also denied the rumour while admitting to the pregnancy.
Nengi rose to fame after she featured on BBNaija season 5, which Laycon won.
In 2020, she was appointed as the senior special assistant on girl child development to the governor of Bayelsa state.
