Recently I came across a Facebook post from one Emmanuel
Unah wherein he accused the General Manager of Cross River Broadcasting
Corporation, Dr Mrs. Teresa Essien of being the owner of FAD FM, a new Radio
station in the city of Calabar.
Let
me first and foremost say that I am not in anyway holding brief for the General
Manager but the truth of the matter is that, until Cross Riverians eschew the
Pull Him Down syndrome, our State cannot develop with the speed it ought to.
I
say this because whether she is the owner of FAD fm or not, the coming of a new
station will obviously create new jobs for the teeming unemployed Youths who
roam the street everyday and will also give Cross Riverians an alternative.
The
truth is, Dr Teresa Essien does not have a hand whatsoever with the new Radio
station. I say this because yours sincerely know the owner of the said station
and Emmanuel and his likes must desist from making baseless and unsubstantiated
allegations.
Two,
in his desperate attempt to tarnish the GM's image, the so called Emmanuel Unah
attributed her sack during the Governor Liyel Imoke administration as a result
of her inability to account for funds that were given to the Gm for the
purchase of equipments for the station. Again, this is another big lie from the
pit of hell. As a matter of fact, only the then Governor knew his reasons for
relieving her of her appointment as they were never a time she was handed
such monies.
Thirdly,
in an obvious attempt again to blackmail the Head of Service of the Federation,
Mrs Winifred Oyo Ita, the poster went as far as accusing her of been
behind Mrs. Essien's appointment in exchange for federal appointments for
Cross Riverians. Let it be known that the federal Head of Service has loss count
of the number of Cross Riverians she has given jobs as she does not need to
enter into any agreement with the Governor before she helps her people when the
such opportunity present itself.
Let
it also be known that the same woman has been in the Broadcasting industry for
decades now and am sure it was in the desire of our Amiable Governor to
reposition the State Owned Broadcasting Station for better service delivery
that he found her worthy to be re-appointed into the Station as General
Manager.
Finally,
rather than bring this woman down as it is very obvious is the motive behind
the post, they is an urgent need for all Cross Riverians of good conscience to
encourage her towards surmounting the challenges that come with running a
21st century Broadcasting station that is owned by Government. The Era where we
bring people down for the sake of it should not be allowed to pass.
Owaro
Opiti
is a Concerned Cross Riverian.
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