Sampson Akpan, a media aide to Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State, stirred controversy during a radio programme in Uyo, April 21, when he said ...
of Akwa Ibom State, stirred controversy during a radio programme in Uyo, April 21, when he said “Government says stay at home, please stay at home. They give you palliative, manage it. Don’t eat it as a glutton, some of you eat carelessly.”, Mr Akpan responds to the criticism that has trailed his comment.
This is not the time to punch the governor. After all, all that we have even taken in this state is grown in the state. Supposing the governor did not have the foresight to put all these rice mills and the rest of them and brought in investors to assist us, how would we have managed the road blockade, the lockdown, to get lorries to bring us food. So what we need to do is to support the government.: Go and check those who are talking on Facebook. Some of them are pseudo Facebook operators.
PT: We have seen information flying around social media quoting the SSG as saying the government is aware that some people diverted the relief materials. Did that actually come from the SSG?: The investigative journalism I am embarking on is to ascertain where it actually happened. The SSG must have gotten a security report that certain things are not going well in terms of sharing .
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