Aniekan Umanah did not steal our money—AIDN boss

CLEMENT IKPATT is the Senior Special Adviser to the Governor on Diaspora matters. He also doubles as the President of Akwa Ibom Diaspora Network, AIDN. In the wake of the recent financial scam linked with the body, Mr. Ikpatt in an interaction with newsmen at the conference room of the Ministry of Information and Communications said those who planted the story of financial fraud against the body are dishonest and not sincere. In this interview with select journalists, the AIDN President gave the Information Commissioner, Aniekan Umanah a clean bill of health and maintained that the money in question was yet to be released to the body. THE INK captures the mood of the story as told by the AIDN boss.

My name is Clement Ikpatt, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Diaspora Affairs. This is the first time that I have seen some of you physically but I know your names because I read some of your papers and your commentaries, so our meeting today is going to be quite interactive and feel free to ask pertinent questions about the Diaspora because that is my job to make sure that you are properly informed with our brothers in UK, USA, south Africa and all over the world outside Nigeria.

ANIEKAN UMANAH IN A MESS

 

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Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mr. Aniekan Umanah’s inability to keep his tongue sealed on certain information has thrown him into a deep mess and Governor Godswill Akpabio may be the one to pay for it with his 2015 senate ambition.

Umanah who is one of Governor Akpabio’s longest serving Commissioners had stepped on the toes of the former Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Uwem Udoma and the Ex-Deputy Speaker was quoted to have told Abak Elders and stakeholders including the youths and women that he is ready to do everything to ensure that Akpabio’s 2015 senate ambition is botched due to what he described as Aniekan Umanah’s acts of going about blackmailing him.

Governor Akpabio’s relationship with presidency remains cordial - Aniekan Umanah

Contrary to rumours  making the rounds on  the internet, the relationship of Governor Godswill Akpabio and Nigeria’s Presidency remains very cordial, Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mr. Aniekan Umanah has said.

The Information Commissioner, while dissecting the contents of the story about the purported banning of Governor Akpabio from visiting Aso Rock, Nigeria’s seat of power, said the story has exposed the intents of mischief makers who did not wish President Goodluck Jonathan and Governor Akpabio well.