The International Women’s Day celebration in Akwa Ibom turned bloody as the wife of the state governor Dr Martha Udom Emmanuel and the State Commissioner for Agriculture Dr Glory Edet engaged in free for all fights during the celebrations in Akwa Ibom state.
Our correspondents gathered that trouble started when the governor’s wife asked the wives of all 31 Local Government Chairmen in the state to mobilize women for the event scheduled to hold at Ibom Hall ground, IBB Avenue, Uyo.
The Trumpet gathered, that wives of each of the Local Government Chairmen were instructed to bring 40 women with 2 buses from their area.
Investigation reveals that the wife of Ini local government chairman Mrs Israel Idaisin who is the coordinator of Maintain Peace Movement – the political group of governor Udom Emmanuel brought the women with two buses as directed by the Commissioner for Women Affairs in the state.
But surprisingly sources disclosed that the Commissioner for Agriculture Dr Glory Edet who comes from the same local government area with the wife of Ini council chairman brought five buses and mobilized women more than the required number from different local government areas and disrupted the event.
Unhappy with the development, the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs Ini Adiakpan, approached her requesting to know the implications of her action with regards to the protocol of the event.
” I am the Dean of Commissioners and leader of all the women in the state”, Dr Edet yelled, I have the right to bring women to the event and nothing anyone can do to stop me.”
It was gathered that the argument drew the attention of the governor’s wife who directed senator Akon Eyaknyie to send the Commissioner of Agriculture out of the venue of the event with the help of security operatives.
The argument and physical combat between the duo, Dr Edet with her women as they wanted to occupy the canopy kept for Ini Women which was led by Mrs Idaisin ensued till the First Lady, Mrs Martha Emmanuel arrived at the venue of the event.
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When the wife of the governor wanted to intervene to prevent the breakdown of law and order, Glory Edet shouted and pushed the first lady who retaliated before security men waded in the matter.
” I am the leader of all women in this state, Dean of all Commissioners and the incoming member representing Ini/Ikono Federal constituency in the Federal House of Representatives. Nobody here can stop me.” Glory Edet shouted!
Dr Edet’s refusal to oblige with the First Lady’s directive led to a fight between the women that she brought and the Ini women who came with Mrs Edith Idaisin.
The security details attached to Dr Edet engaged in a serious fight with those who came with the wife of Chairman of Ini and at that point, Government House security details were drafted in with Felix Ekuri “Only God” Security team, and send them out of the event on the orders of Her Excellency.
