Akwa Ibom Govt Didn’t Withdraw Ex-Governor Emmanuel’s Security – Commissioner

Akwa Ibom State commissioner for Information, Hon. AniekanUmanah, has dismissed arsenic “inflammatory and concocted lies,” a media study accusing Governor Umo Eno of having an irreconcilable governmental disagreement with his contiguous predecessor, Mr Udom Emmanuel.

The alleged governmental rift linked to the important 2027 polls, according to the report, has festered to a adjacent boiling point, forcing Governor Eno, to retreat the information details attached to the erstwhile governor’s residence.

But Umanah waved it disconnected arsenic insubstantial of lies borne retired of the imaginativeness of its purveyors, describing the narration betwixt his brag and the erstwhile politician arsenic usually cordial.

In an interrogation with journalists yesterday, Umanah, who debunked the allegation, said, “There’s nary specified thing,” explaining that the question of deployment oregon redeployment of information details is not wrong the purview of the governor, but resides with the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Commissioner of Police (CP).

Describing specified work arsenic a deliberate fabrication aimed astatine distracting the politician connected his avowed ngo to present the dividends of ideology to the radical successful enactment with the ARISE Agenda blueprint of his administration, Umanah, vowed his politician would not beryllium distracted.

“Such study is mendacious and misleading. The politician didn’t retreat  security unit attached to erstwhile politician UdomEmmanuel oregon immoderate different erstwhile politician of the State.

“The deployment, reassignment, oregon withdrawal of constabulary officers is the exclusive work of the IGP and the Commissioner of Police successful each State, and not the work of immoderate governor.

“I tin archer you connected bully authorization that the  governor did not  issue immoderate directive to retreat information operatives from the contiguous past politician each erstwhile governors of Akwa IbomState are entitled to, and proceed to enjoy, their information details arsenic approved by law.

“To the champion of our knowledge, determination has been nary ailment oregon study from immoderate erstwhile politician oregon their media aides astir the withdrawal of information personnel. The rumour exists lone successful the imaginativeness of those peddling it,” Umanah added.

He, therefore, urged members of the nationalist to disregard the baseless propaganda, reaffirming that “the bid loving – politician remains focused connected promoting peace, unity, and bully governance crossed the State.”

“Governor Eno  will proceed to guarantee that each citizens, careless of governmental affiliation bask the afloat extortion and benefits of the law,” Umanah assured.