Secretary to the state Government Obong Umana Umana in his quest to woo former commissioners to support his gubernatorial ambition has extended his financial muscles to them. A former commissioner who served in ex governor Attah's cabinet told THE INK that Umana Umana have never indentified with the forum ever since its formation but that the SSG'S quest to emerge the governor of the state had led him to the group.
Our source who spoke to this reporter shortly before travelling outside the state on grounds of anonymity said that Umana Umana had met with the group about a forthright ago in a certain location and solicited their support for his governorship ambition. The source maintained that only four members of the group were not in attendance as every other member was present.
Umana Umana is said to have given each member of the group a thousand dollars for their transport with a promise that he will make his consultation, on them a routine exercise. Upon collecting one thousand dollars each, ex-commissioners THE INK gathered were not excited. They refused to make a categorical statement on whether they will support the secretary to the state government’s ambition to govern the state. Umana Umana is said to have also promised to ensure that he carries them along in his government if he emerges victorious at the end of the 2015 political scenes.
Our source maintained that with the way and manner Umana addressed them and with the way his colleagues reacted after the said meeting, it is evidently clear that they won’t back Umana. He called on the people of the state not to lose hope as according to him, God will bless them with a leader of their hearts.
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