Umana refutes rumour on withdrawal from governorship race

Mr. Umana Okon Umana ..... to run for Akwa Ibom governor in 2015

 

By Nse Peter

The Secretary to the Akwa Ibom State government, SSG, Umana Okon Umana has denied the rumour that he has withdrawn from the 2015 governorship race in Akwa Ibom State.

“We want to state categorically that this is yet another lie targeted at the SSG. The latest lie comes on the heels of the recent fabrication, since found out by members of the public to be a blatant lie, that the SSG was presented to the President as the state’s PDP gubernatorial candidate for 2015, who rejected and barred him from running for governor,” says Mr. Iboro Otongaran, the head of Umana’s media team, in a press statement issued on Wednesday.

“We would therefore like to inform members of the public and the numerous supporters of Mr. Umana Okon Umana that his position about his future has not changed,” the statement reads. “As he had said many times in the past, at the appropriate time, Mr. Umana will tell the good people of Akwa Ibom State what his plan is for the future.”

The statement says the SSG remains “totally committed to the continuing success of the Akpabio administration, and hereby urges every Akwa Ibom man and woman to pray for and contribute in whichever way possible to the enduring success of Akwa Ibom State.”