Governor Udom Emmanuel recently threw
away modesty, and publicly boasted about
how wealthy he was before becoming
governor of Akwa Ibom state.
The governor went as far as referring to his
private residence in Uyo to underline the gap,
in terms of wealth, between him and others
in the state.
He also spoke about his father building one of
the best homes in his native Awa, in Onna
local government area of the state.
“The question there is that as at the time
some of us built one of the best houses in
Ewet Housing Estate, how many houses could
be compared to our own,” Mr. Emmanuel said
in November, 2015 during a live television
interview in Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom
state.
PREMIUM TIMES obtained a recording of the
interview this week.
The governor was responding to claims that
he began building a mansion in his village
with public funds shortly after he was sworn
in as governor.
Mr. Emmanuel said his father’s home was one
of the best in his village in Awa, Onna Local
Government Area of the state. And yet,
neither him nor his father was in government
at the time it was built, he said.
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