Akwa Ibom: Village head sacked over alleged stealing, vandalism

The village head of Ikot Obio Inyang, Etinan Native Authorities Space of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Emem Akpan has been sacked over alleged fraud and different prison actions peddled in opposition to him.

The group, by Ikot Obio Inyang Improvement Affiliation (IKODA), in a press release made accessible to journalists in Uyo on Wednesday, ordered that the embattled village head be handed over to the Police to face his pending police instances and legal prosecution.

In a 14-level decision signed by the president of IKODA and 89 different members of the neighborhood, the group accused the village head, of sabotaging the water scheme offered by the Niger Delta Growth Fee (NDDC).

IKODA recalled a Police report of February 17, 2020, which indicted the village head of eradicating the photo voltaic pump controller, photo voltaic panel and different elements, offered and used the cash for his private profit with out the information and approval of the village council and neighborhood.

The assertion learn in components, ” This led to a petition to the state police commissioner who ordered an investigation into the matter. The police investigation indicted Chief Emem Okon Akpan, the village head for vandalism,stealing and conversion of group photo voltaic water amenities.

“Chief Emem Okon Akpan collected compensation for Ekom Iman-Etina Street due Ikot Obio Inyang individuals and by no means gave to the rightful beneficiaries.

” If Chief Emem Okon continues ruling because the village head of Ikot Obio Inyang, the neighborhood would meet an irredeemable disgrace quickly and untold hardship in all spheres of the neighborhood life. Sufficient us sufficient!

” Your entire males, girls, youths and social teams in Ikot Obio Inyang move a vote of no confidence in Chief Emem Okon Akpan and he be stripped of his place as village head of Ikot Obio Inyang.

“Chief Emem Okon Akpan be handed over to the police to face his pending circumstances and prison prosecution.”

In response, the embattled village head described the place of Ikot Obio Inyang Growth Affiliation as invalid including that the affiliation was an opposition.

He pressured that such place wanted to have been endorsed by household heads, and the letter headed paper of the village council used, to make it legitimate.

His phrases,”They don’t seem to be members of the village council, however opposition. That’s the reason you didn’t see any of the household heads signal the letter, and that’s the reason they didn’t additionally use the letter headed paper of the village council. They’re politicians, their place will not be legitimate.”