Akwa Ibom State Government has refuted the speculations making the rounds that Governor Umo Eno ordered the withdrawal of security details attached to former Governor, Udom Emmanuel.
The State Commissioner for Information, Aniekan Umanah, made this rebuttal, calling the report as inflammatory and concocted lies.
There were reports in some quarters which claimed the governor had removed security from the former governor’s residence due to an alleged political rift over the 2027 elections.
According to the debunked report, the withdrawn operatives were also attached to former state officials who refused to defect to the APC.
The report was said to have attributed the withdrawal to political disagreement between Eno and his predecessor, following the governor’s defection to the APC.
Reacting in a statement on Sunday, the Chief Secretary to the Governor, Ekerete Udoh, described the reports as fabrication born of “the imagination of its purveyors.”
Udoh said the commissioner said this while fielding correspondents’ questions on Saturday night.
“I can tell you on good authority that the Governor did not issue any directive to withdraw security operatives from the immediate past Governor.
“To the best of our knowledge, there has been no complaint or report from any former Governor or their media aides about the withdrawal of security personnel. The rumour exists only in the imagination of those peddling it,” Umanah added.
‘Inflammatory, concocted lies’ – Akwa-Ibom govt denies withdrawing security from ex-Gov