The plain clothed security men reportedly barricaded the entire former SSG’s office, moved from one office to the other, locking the doors as they checked the hand bags of staff of the office of the Secretary to the State Government, then ordered them to leave.
Details of their discussions were not immediately known, but we have learnt that the SSG has been forced to resign by Governor Godswill Akpabio.
Umana, who was said to have travelled to Abuja on official assignment, was the only high ranking official in Akpabio’s administration who has indicated intention to run for the governorship election in 2015.
It was not clear, at the time of this report, whether the SSG had tendered his letter of resignation and no official response had been offered by the state government over the incident.
But a principal officer in the SSG’s office, who did not want his name mentioned, said that the entire saga was not unconnected with the gubernatorial ambition of the SSG.
An impeccable source, however, said that the SSG, Saturday evening, had in a meeting with the governor refused to accept the position of managing director of NDDC offered him by the governor to jettison his gubernatorial ambition.
The state is currently discussing whether Eket Senatorial District should produce the next governor, after Uyo and Ikot Ekpene districts have had their turn.
Former governor, Victor Attah, hails from Uyo, while the current governor, Godswill Akpabio is from Ikot Ekpene, with Eket senatorial district left.
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