The commissioner of works in Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Ephraim Inyangeyen has refuted the report that nine commissioners had tested positive for the coronavirus disease.
In a statement in Uyo, Inyangeyen said described those spreading the rumour as “insane” and “blackmailers.”
He challenged peddlers of the rumour to name the commissioners suspected or confirmed to have been down with COVID-19 and the location where they are being treated.
Recall that the state has 12 confirmed cases of COVID -19 as of today.
He said the cabinet members were working tirelessly to help the state COVID-19 committee contain the spread of the pandemic in the state.
“To state the obvious, on Friday the 17th of April, we all gathered at the Exco chambers where we had the usual state executive meeting with the Governor.
“And on the 19th, we all came out for college meeting, on the 24th of April, which was FGPC, all members attended, observing social distancing order by the federal ministry of health without an exemption.
“Why would someone cook up lies at this particular time where we all need encouragement, support, and positivity to keep us going day by day?
“As the commissioner in charge of the ministry of works handling the ongoing construction of the Isolation Centre at Ituk Mbang, I have had my colleagues stop by every day to see the progress of the work done.
“I challenge the writer to name the nine commissioners and the location where they are taking treatment,” he said.
