By CrossRiverWatch Admin
- No home was allocated.
- No representative or message from the Governor.
Our newsroom has obtained a video clip of how how boys hijacked refreshment at the Bakassi IDP estate (Cross River State) which was supposed to be allocated to beneficiaries yesterday by Governor Ben Ayade who didn’t show up and sent no representative or message to the awaiting crowd.
Ayade through the State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Asu Okang had disclosed that the allocation is part of activities to mark the 2020 June 12 Democracy Day.
According to the release, the Governor was supposed to handover 52 fully furnished buildings to allottees which had dignitaries including Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, the Paramount Rulers of Bakassi, Odukpani, Biase, the Bakassi LG Chairman, Commissioners, Traditional Rulers, appointees and other dignitaries were all present at the venue waiting from 11:30am till 5pm.
“When it was obvious that the Governor wasn’t coming, the boys around invaded the place, scattered the entire food items that were brought for distribution to the allottees. Rice, noodles and others stuffs that were brought. They made a mess of everything and looted them away and everyone just ran away for safety including the dignitaries.” Our reporter at the event recounts.
In the video, assorted refreshment was hijacked as Mobile Policemen and other securities watched.
Watch video on CrossRiverWatch TV below.
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