Special Adviser to President Buhari on National Assembly matters, Ita Enang has accused Senator Godswill Akpabio, former Governor of Akwa-Ibom of using the people of the State as collateral for loan during his tenure .
According to our source, Enang, a former senator, told journalists in Uyo, the state capital, that Akwa Ibom received more money from the federation account than all the states in the South-East put together, yet did little with the huge income.
“If Akwa Ibom workers complain (that their salaries have not been paid), then something is wrong with governance. Something is wrong with the application of the funds. Something is wrong with the way you treat the people”.
The former senator said Mr. Emmanuel’s administration was coming to the state as a “receiver” because “Akwa Ibom was almost broke and owing one particular bank too much”.
“The bank had to post a governor to Akwa Ibom, and that process of posting a governor as a receiver as been completed by the fact that the governor is from that particular bank,” he said, apparently referring to Zenith Bank, where Mr. Udom worked before his election as governor.
“And that bank has now seconded (its staffer) as the accountant-general to the state, so that when the governor authorises payment to the bank, the accountant-general will execute it.” (Source: PREMIUMTIMES)
