By Ukorebi Esien|15th June, 2017
Evidence nailing senator Florence Ita-Giwa in respect to the diversion of relief materials meant for the IPD’s in Bakassi have emerged this morning.
According to the evidence made
available to TDN,
the materials worth millions of naira ranging from building materials, cooking
utensil, bathing soaps/detergents, food stuff (garri rice, beans, palm oil, groundnut
oil etc), Mattresses, blankets, drugs etc was shared among 4 persons.
The persons who had their
names signed as having taken delivery of the items are said to be very close
aides and (or) relatives of the erstwhile senator.
The names on the delivery list
are Hon. Udeme who claimed to have taken custody of his share of the items for onward
transfer to the Atabong people, Hon.Dennis Eyo whose name appeared under the
Upland column of the list indicating that he collected his own share unbehalf
of the upland people and finally one Sir Gerrad and Hon. Okon Isemin collected
for the Riverine People.
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| Relief materials distribution list |
Recall that a group known as
Coalition of Bakassi
Indigenes had in a press conference held on Monday, June 12, 2017, said that
Ita-Giwa’s “attempt to bring the name and office of (the Cross River State)
governor … into disrepute” by alleging the governor and some political leaders
diverted relief materials meant for Bakassi indigenes, was to say the least,
degrading and highly regrettable.
The People of Bakassi were seen on Monday with placards with
various inscriptions such as “Mma Giwa Enough is Enough” “Buhari probe Mma
Giwa Resettlement Committee” “Bakassi cannot be Divided” Mma Giwa where is our relief materials?” Mma
Giwa Leave us alone” “Thank you Ayade for our housing Estate” “Day Spring is
Fraud”
www.calitown.com reported that at the press
statement, read out by Austin Ibok, supported by Ani Esin, former Bakassi LGA
chairman, Christopher Okokon, Gabriel Etim and Antigha Cobham that, “the creation
of another resettlement camp at Akpabuyo, away from the original camp site at
Ekpri-Ikang, Bakassi LGA, was instigated by Ita-Giwa to enable her and her
cohorts take full control of the entire resettlement programme … For the past
four years, no single returnee quartered at the resettlement camp in
Ekpri-Ikang, has received any relief material, cash or even medical care from
the Ita-Giwa led resettlement committee, as those in the camp are labelled as
illegal returnees and left in penury… The senator rather preferred to create a
false returnees camp at Akpabuyo to enable her perpetuate the on-going
fraudulent practices in the programme, where rented crowds are arranged to
receive visitors and government officials”.
Returnees interviewed by www.calitown.com at the Ekpri-Ikang resettlement centre argued that what
seems to have been long sold the public as Dayspring community in Bakassi and
referred to by Ita-Giwa as her ancestral home, is a non-existent location. Dayspring
they insist is a marshy fishing settlement in Calabar South LGA, seasonally
inhabited by no more than 1000 persons.
In the meantime, the Cross Rive State House of Assembly have summoned
Senator Florence Ita-Giwa to appear before it and answer questions as regards
the distribution of the relief materials
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