Akwa Ibom denies awarding contracts to First Lady, brothers
Emmanuel awarded waste evacuation contract to his wife, Martha and his
brothers.
The Commissioner of Environment and Mineral Resources, Dr. Iniobong
Essien who made the rebuttal at the wake of a newspaper report
credited to him tagged, "Commissioner helpless, Governor Udom awards
waste evacuation contract to wife and brother", described the report
as absolutely false and called on the Nigerian Union of Journalist
(NUJ) to ensure that its members adhere to the ethics of the
profession.
According to Essien, "For him to say that the Governor awarded
contract to the wife and brother is to say the least most unfortunate
and very irresponsible journalism.
"Why would I as a commissioner say that I am helpless, helpless in
what sense over a job that I am doing regularly, doing continuously."
The Commissioner explained that waste evacuation is a continuous and
regular exercise that is carried out by the Ministry of Environment
and Mineral Resources because waste is generated daily.
He pointed out that in a situation where equipment is required to
evacuate waste, such equipment is sourced and the intervention carried
out.
He emphasized that journalists have a big role to play in the task of
nation building and stressed the need for them to report information
accurately.
"They must engage in responsible journalism. They should inform the
people and I believe that every responsible journalist should do his
or her home work properly and inform the people appropriately", Essien
added.
While calling on the people in the state to desist from the
indiscriminate dumping of refuse in bushes and on the roadsides,
Essien warned that it was hazardous to health and harmful to the
aesthetics of the environment.
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