The governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, has berated his political aide for trivialising their wages in public. He disclosed that the lowest-paid of his numerous political appointees earns a minimum of one million naira per month.
The governor revealed this in a statement during the Town Square Meeting with the people of Ikono and Ini Federal Constituency at Ibiaku Ntok Okpo, where he elevated his PA on Protocol, Blessed Essien, to Special Assistant (SA), Public Works, for making a difference by donating a water borehole for his community.
“So I’ve asked the Secretary of the Government to compile names of all political appointees according to their local government areas, and we are going to publish them in the newspaper.”
The governor then tasked the people, saying, “call your PAs, call your SAs, SSAs, call your Commissioner, ask them, what have you done?”.
He then told Essien, “Today, you are being promoted from PA to SA (to the Governor) on Public Works.”
