The Akwa Ibom State Governor has appointed a new Secretary to the State Government to replace Umana Umana. The new appointtee Udom Gabriel Emmanuel, is an Executive Director at Zenith Bank.
Mr. Umana has resigned his appointment after he had a secret meeting between Mr. Akpabio and Mr. Umana on Tuesday at the latter’s residence in Uyo.
The meeting was was held yesterday after Mr. Umana’s office was sealed on monday by armed security operatives from the Government House, Uyo, reportedly on the orders of Mr. Akpabio.
The office remained sealed by the security officials as at Tuesday.Armed security men led by one A. Akiola, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, said to head the police security unit in the Government House, Uyo, reportedly stormed the government secretary’s office block located within the government house, at about 10 a.m. on Monday and took over, after sacking civil servants working there.
The armed mobile policemen and plain clothe operatives from the State Security Service who mounted security at the entrance of Mr. Umana’s office, were on Tuesday still busy checking every person and vehicle going in or out of the premises, even as movement remains restricted. Though the official reason for the unexpected siege remains unknown, as no government official was ready to talk on the issue.
Mr. Umana had last Thursday made public his intention to contest for governor in 2015, a decision that many say did not go down well with Mr. Akpabio, who cannot re-contest as this is second term in office
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