Journalists barred from NGF induction after report on recession

Both the governors and the organisers were said to be unhappy over the report which emanated from the event on Monday, The Cable reports.

While addressing incoming governors on Monday, Yari had said that they should be prepared for a possible recession. He had recalled that the recession Nigeria suffered recently was as a result of the reduction in the price of crude oil by up to 75%.

“On our part, we made a lot of achievements in infrastructural development and provision of social services because we enjoyed a relatively high oil price of about $100 to $114 per barrel between 2001 and the middle of 2014,” he had said.

“However, by the mid-2014, the price of crude oil, which is sadly the main driving force of government’s expenditure, dropped to $75 per barrel. It, therefore, became very difficult for many states to even pay salaries of their workers.

At the continuation of the programme on Tuesday, journalists — with exception of the NTA crew — were refused access to the venue.

The security officials at the premises claimed the order to refuse journalists entry was from the NGF.

However, Abdulrazaq Barkindo, the forum’s spokesman, denied the claim saying security officials took the decision on their own accord.

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