Ini Ememobong, immediate past Commissioner for Information in Akwa Ibom State, has slammed the petitioners of former Governor Udom Emmanuel for subjecting him to a “sustained vitriolic media trial”, describing it as unfair and questionable.
A group known as the Network Against Corruption and Trafficking (NACAT), had petitioned Udom Emmanuel, the immediate past Governor of Akwa Ibom State to the Economic and Financial Crime Commissioner (EFCC) alleging misapprooriation of funds.
The group also used the social media platforms to launch the attack before addressing a press conference in Abuja after submitting the petition to the EFCC
In a statement in Uyo, Ememobong, who also served as information Commissioner in Udom Emmanuel’s Administration, said the petitioners had already passed judgement instead of asking questions.
“The media trial purveys allegations that sounded more like final court judgements. For example, they accuse Mr. Udom Emmanuel of purchasing a house in America with funds from Akwa Ibom State Government, while serving as Secretary to the State Government.
“Unknown to them, that from 2013 when Mr. Udom Emmanuel was appointed till 2014 when he resigned to contest for the governorship, he didn’t receive a salary or any allowance from the state government and he was not in charge of contract awards or any other money-yielding government enterprise, ” Ememobong said.
According to him, an analysis of the disposition and demands of the petitioners paint a picture that the only acceptable outcome for them is sending Udom Emmanuel to jail, irrespective of his guilt or innocence.
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