By Dennis Udoma, Harris-Okon Emmanuel & Chioma Onuegbu
The simmering feud between Governor Udom Emmanuel and his political mentor, Senator Godswill Akpabio, yesterday, recorded its first casualty as the governor sacked an Akpabio loyalist, Sir Etekamba Umoren, as Secretary to the State Government.
Umoren, who is of Annang extraction like Akpabio, served as Chief of Staff to the governor during the Akpabio administration.
Following Akpabio’s exit, he was appointed SSG, the same position Emmanuel held before he was picked by Akpabio to become governor of the state in 2015.
In his place, the governor announced Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, an engineer, as the new SSG obviously putting his own man in the office to coordinate the affairs of government.
A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Charles Udoh, in Uyo, yesterday, said: “This appointment is…
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