The Special Assistant to Akwa Ibom State Governor on New Media, Rev Richard Peters has berated the Civil Society Organisations (CSO) in the state for rating Governor Umo Eno low in performance in the last one year.
Peters while reacting to the Civil Society’s comment on the governor in the past one year described the verdict as bias made in bad faith.
The leadership of CSO in Akwa Ibom state had recently taken a swipe at the performance of the governor in the last eleven months and passed ‘a below average’ verdict on the governor.
Peters who was fielding questions from newsmen in Uyo on Wednesday said the communique issued by the group questions the integrity of the supposed human rights group.
According to him, “What was churned out by the group is neither disinformation nor misinformation; it is purely a case of misinformation on the part of the CSO.
“How can they talk about issues they have paucity of information on?
“We are not ignorant of the fact that being a mercenary CSO, they are willing tools in the hands of those who are yet to wake up from the nightmare of their total rejection at the polls by Akwa Ibom people in 2023.
“But we would have expected their propaganda to eschew banality,”
He argued that anyone who formed the group to criticize the governor on employment was completely misinformed.
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Peters further explained efforts by the governor on employment and empowerment of Akwa Ibom youths.
“Beginning from what happened last week in Akwa Ibom State, it was quite unprecedented for 800 youths to be empowered in one fell swoop.
” With the 400 million Naira injected into the economy of the State through these entrepreneurs, Governor Eno showed clearly that he is committed to building a future for the youths,”
The media Aide said various initiatives of the governor naturally hatch employment for the people. According to him, the Ibom Model Farms, the aviation sector development as well as the aggressive rural development have brought employment and empowerment for the people.
“Are they not aware that the various projects going on in the different local government areas are handled by indigenes of the respective areas?
“Or they would have celebrated capital flights in the name of foreign contractors? It shows clearly that they are alien to the thrust and operations of the ARISE Agenda.
“For instance, under the governor’s blueprint in education, with the flagship in primary education, our people are empowered through the sewing of school uniforms, school bags and shoes for the pupils. That is how unknowledgeable the CSO are, and they are liberal enough to suffocate us with their embarrassing ignorance,”
He pointed out that numerous primary healthcare centres built by Governor Umo Eno signify that employment is in the waiting for those in that sector.
“Governor Umo Eno has even spoken about the proposed employment of medical personnel, where he stressed that they will not be any favouritism or compromise on the exercise.
“I do not know where these people get their own information. Could people still be this ignorant in this era of freedom of information? He said.
