Akwa Ibom Head Of Service Stole Millions In Workers' funds

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Akwa Ibom Head Of Service Stole Millions In Workers' Cecilia Udo Essien, the quick previous Head of Civil Service in Akwa Ibom State, corruptly redirected a large number of naira of state assets. Our examination uncovered that the stolen assets should pay the privileges of indigenes of Akwa Ibom who worked with the Cross River Hotel Tourism Board.BY SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORKAUG 13, 2016Documents acquired by SaharaReporters uncover how Cecilia Udo Essien, the prompt previous Head of Civil Service in Akwa Ibom State, corruptly redirected a great many naira of state assets. Our examination uncovered that the stolen assets should pay the qualifications of indigenes of Akwa Ibom who worked with the Cross River Hotel Tourism Board.In 1994, indigenes of Akwa Ibom who served in Metro Calabar under the Cross River State Hotel and Tourism Board were solicited to come back to their state from inception. In the same vein, indigenes of Cross River State who were working in Akwa Ibom were likewise solicited to come back to Cross River.Some from the influenced specialists from Akwa Ibom told our agents that their partners from Cross River State were reabsorbed into the state's affable administration and appropriately paid off, however those from Akwa Ibom State were deserted. "We keep on languishing in destitution twenty-four years after," one of the influenced specialists told our correspondent.Several influenced laborers who hail from Akwa Ibom told our reporter that, taking after a progression of petitions they kept in touch with then Governor Godswill Akpabio, the senator in September 2012 requested that they be screened and paid their full entitlement.One of the laborers expressed, "The screening was finished up and the representative coordinated that the 85 of us be paid. The way toward paying us should be speedy. Be that as it may, in the wake of holding up one year without our installment, we composed once more, this opportunity to the Head of Service." Their letter was titled "Save and pay us our privileges: upset Cross River lodging and tourism staff, Akwa Ibom indigenes." The Head of Civil Service (HCS) composed a reaction marked for her benefit by one Samuel Asuquo. The HCS's reaction read, "The Head of Service is in receipt of your letter dated  September tenth, 2013 on the subject above, hence I am coordinated to advise you that the matter is accepting consideration in significant government quarters."But an examination by SaharaReporters uncovered that Mrs. Udo Essien corruptly redirected the assets intended to pay the laborers, which was paid in two cheques.When Mrs. Essien was faced in November 2015, she totally denied that she had redirected the assets to her own utilization, and guaranteed to investigate the matter. In any case, she never tended to the issue until she exited office in December 2015.A senior source in the Akwa Ibom State government told our agent that Mrs. Udo Essien worked together with the Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Mr. Nkang Udeh, to steal reserves implied for the specialists. One of the influenced laborers affirmed that the previous Commissioner had drawn closer the administration of their gathering and encouraged them to build the quantity of influenced specialists from 85 to 150. "In any case, we declined to do as such," the specialist said. He included that, once the magistrate found that his degenerate plan would not cruise through, he obviously chose to guarantee that the influenced specialists lost everything.Our state government source pronounced that Mr. Udeh and Mrs. Essien unlawfully masterminded to gather the checks for the laborers' privileges. "They shared the cash among themselves and a couple of chiefs who helped them to cover their tracks," said the source.In an amazing improvement, the present Head of Service, in a letter to delegates of the influenced specialists, pronounced that the way toward paying them had subsequent to been finished up. The letter was dated March 1, 2016 and marked by one Bassey Odungide for the benefit of the HCS."How would they be able to say the activity has been finished up when the general population included have not got their cash? That is the issue they have to reply," a delegate of the excluded specialists asked irately. He included: "A check was marked and discharged. A few people redirected the assets to God knows where with no of the 85 of us getting any kobo, and somebody in government is stating the activity has been finished up. How?"