Akwa Ibom Govt denies payment of N50,000 grant to residents

The Akwa Ibom State Government has dismissed circulating reports that Governor Umo Eno has commenced the disbursement of N50,000 concern grants to each individuals successful the state.

In a property merchandise issued connected Saturday by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ekwere Udoh, the nationalist was cautioned not to autumn unfortunate to what helium described arsenic a scam.

Udoh emphasised that the website nexus being circulated is fraudulent, stating that the lone morganatic concern grants and different empowerment initiatives presently being implemented by Governor Eno are administered done the authoritative and verified website: https://employment.akwaibomstate.gov.ng.

The connection read: “Our attraction has been drawn to a strategy by scammers, evidently aimed astatine hoodwinking unsuspecting members of the nationalist to the effect that His Excellency, Pastor Umo Eno, Governor, Akwa Ibom, has ‘begun the outgo of N50,000 Business Grant to each individuals successful Akwa Ibom’ State.

”The scammers further stated that, ‘over 10,000 radical person received N50,000 each from Governor Umo Eno’s Community Development Group.’

“We privation to notify the wide nationalist that the nexus they provided is fake. The wide nationalist is hereby advised to discountenance and disregard this reprehensible enactment of scammers and con artists.”

The authorities reiterated its committedness to transparency and urged residents to trust solely connected verified sources for accusation regarding authorities programmes and grants.