The Director, New Media of the Bayelsa State Government, Mr. Kolawole Oredipe has dissociateed the State government from the alleged inciting posts on social media by Mr. Bodmas Kemepadei, a Special Assistant on New Media in the Bayelsa State Government’s New Media team. Find full text of the press statement below:
Our attention has been drawn to the arrest of Mr. Bodmas Kemepadei by the Department of State Services (DSS) over alleged inciting posts on the social media against President Muhammadu Buhari.
Let it be clear that Kemepadei lacks the authority to speak directly for His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri, Governor of Bayelsa State.
Kemepadei, a known blogger, film editor and online reporter, was appointed into the Bayelsa State Government New Media Team as a Special Assistant on New Media and works under the direct supervision of the Director, New Media, who co-ordinates all government new media activities.
He was, therefore, neither speaking on behalf of the Governor nor the state government in his video that went viral.
Kemepadei, in the said video and other posts, must have obviously spoken as a private citizen and not as a government official because the Governor could never have authorised such comments against Mr. President.
Kola Oredipe
Director, New Media
Bayelsa State Government
