A former Chairman of Ibiono Ibom Local Government Council, Barrister Mfon Udeme, has resigned his appointment as Special Assistant to Governor Udom Emmanuel on Electoral Matters.
Barrister Udeme, who resigned on Thursday, is the second among the governor’s aides to resign within the past 20 days, and the fourth since the inception of the current administration.
He cited “lack of basic tools” as part of the reason for leaving the government.
The former Chairman said only a few of the Governor’s aides were enjoying “preferential allocation of statutory perks of office and undue favours”, while majority of the aides, according to him, were being “maltreated” and allowed to suffer “untold hardship.”
“I certainly cannot stand being treated with such disdain, levity, and ignominy as you have done as though my life would end if I am no longer your Special Assistant. I am not also in that ilk of politicians given to seeking relevance where there exist no electoral values,” Barrister stated in his resignation letter.
When our source contacted Barrister Udeme to ask about his political future, he said he was going to meet with his political allies and supporters to determine where he would likely go to.
