Akwa Ibom Governor – My Aide Did Not Die To Save Me, See Why He Died [Must Read]

Akwa Ibom governor has denied that his aide
died while saving him, this is the opposite of
what a witness at the tragedy reported that he
saw.
The governor also announced the
postponement of the Ibom Heritage festival,
Following the collapse of the Reigners Bible
church in the Akwa Ibom state capital, an
eyewitness said he saw something remarkable.
Ubong Mboho, an evangelist, who was inside
the collapsed building, told the press that he
saw the governor's aide, Ernest Idem, push Mr
Emmanuel away from the falling iron beams.
He said: "He (Mr Idem) was standing close to
the governor. I saw him push the governor
away from danger when the building started
falling."
He also said that after he saved the governor,
the aide was hit by a beam before he could get
out of the collapsed building.
However, Mr Udom Emmanuel, the governor of
Akwa Ibom has denied the story, saying that
nothing like that happened.
While speaking on Monday, December 14, to
the mourning nation at an assembly held in the
state banquet hall in honour of the victims of
the incident, he said the late Mr Idem was a
driver who worked "directly in his service".
He also explained that the late driver "sat
elsewhere in another location within the church
because he was also a member of the church."
According to Premium Times, the governor's
special assistant on public affairs, Raphael
Edem, explained further saying:
On that occasion, as on every event the
governor attends, those seated beside him (Mr.
Emmanuel) were senior officials of Government
while those behind him were security detail,"
Mr. Edem said on Facebook.
"There were commissioners, chairmen of
boards and commissions, permanent
secretaries seated up to four rows behind the
governor. My friend Ernest was nowhere
around there. I was in that church and I saw
those beams and heavy metal and roof come
down.
"It is a scene you should pray never to witness
as it all happened within a matter of seconds.
Do you know the distance between where the
governor sat and the exit and that it isn't
possible to push someone that distance?
"Is it possible that someone who wasn't even
close to the governor would somehow manage
to jump in between his close body protection
detail and push the governor?"
The governor also said that he had to charter
flights to fly in neurosurgeons to help treat the
victims of the incident, and appealed to the
federal government for assistance.

He also consoled the bereaved and other
affected people saying:
"The second chance is for everyone and not
just the survivors, and we should be more
concerned by the account we would render
before God, because He will certainly not be
interested in our titles and positions."
In honour of the victims of the collapse, he also
announced the postponement of the Ibom
Heritage Festival, a three-day cultural event
which was earlier scheduled to commence on
December 15.
He concluded by saying that a new date for the
festival will be made known to the public.