Awka Ibom: Blind Association seeks Gov Eno’s intervention in looming crisis

The National Board of the Nigeria Association of the Blind (NAB), has urged Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno, to wade into a looming situation rocking the organisation successful the authorities which centers connected breach of their constitution.

The National President of NAB, Stanley Oyebuchi, stressed that if the contented successful the Akwa Ibom section is not resolved, the national would origin its affiliate organisations and planetary partners to suspend each inclusion projects and activities successful the state.

In an unfastened missive addressed to Governor Umo Eno connected Thursday successful Uyo and signed by the South-South Zonal Coordinator, Nkemakonam Ofili, connected behalf of the National President, Oyebuchi frowned connected the determination of the State Commissioner, Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare, and Special Assistant to the Governor connected PWDs, Mrs Nene Bassey, to assistance the outgone authorities chairman, Ubong Akpan, to clasp an predetermination against the constitution of the union.

The president said though Akpan’s tenure arsenic the authorities president of NAB expired since August 2023, helium extended his tenure for 8 much months, forcing the nationalist committee of NAB to dissolve the Ubong Akpan led enforcement arsenic prescribed successful the constitution.

He stated that a 5 antheral committee was acceptable up to aviator the affairs of the national for 3 months during which an predetermination would beryllium conducted, and the South-South Zonal Coordinator, Nkemakonam Ofili, was mandated to sojourn the authorities and instrumentality the determination of the board.

He explained that Akpan who refused to behaviour the elections during his tenure connected the premise that the Ministry did not merchandise funds for the election, hurriedly acceptable up an electoral committee successful an enforcement gathering held successful the league hallway of the Ministry, successful disregard and maltreatment of NAB constitution.

The president regretted that the SA to the Governor connected Persons With Disabilities, Nene Bassey, was said to person verbally abused, attacked and threatened erstwhile nationalist officers from the authorities and the nationalist president, and appealed connected the politician to intervene successful the looming crisis.

“We see the enactment of Nene Basey, Dr Ini Adiakpan and the contiguous past authorities president arsenic amerciable and fragrant maltreatment of NAB’s constitution.

“Should the purported and amerciable predetermination clasp connected Friday, we volition not lone suspend the section from NAB national, but besides constitute to each our affiliate organisations arsenic good arsenic our planetary partners to suspend each inclusion projects, activities and programmes successful the authorities due to the fact that of authorities unnecessary interference successful disablement organisation management.

“Whereas we admit each your fantastic inclusive works successful Akwa Ibom authorities successful the past 11 months, and we earnestly commend your affable disposition to disablement issues and radical with disabilities successful the state, we sincerely entreaty to you to wade into this looming crisis.

“We see the enactment of Nene Basey, Dr Ini Adiakpan and the contiguous past authorities president arsenic amerciable and fragrant maltreatment of NAB’s constitution.

“Should the purported and amerciable predetermination clasp connected Friday, we volition not lone suspend the section from NAB national, but besides constitute to each our affiliate organisations arsenic good arsenic our planetary partners to suspend each inclusion projects, activities and programmes successful the authorities due to the fact that of authorities unnecessary interference successful disablement organisation management.

“Whereas we admit each your fantastic inclusive works successful Akwa Ibom authorities successful the past 11 months, and we earnestly commend your affable disposition to disablement issues and radical with disabilities successful the state, we sincerely entreaty to you to wade into this looming crisis.

“Thank you truthful overmuch for the acquisition involution spot money for radical with disabilities successful the state, including radical who are unsighted oregon partially sighted,” parts of the missive read.

The informing missive issued by Nene Basey, SA to the Governor connected Persons With Disabilities, to immoderate past nationalist officers of the NAB, reads, “It has travel to my announcement that Mr Ubong Daniel Udo, Nsikak and Co are perpetually calling their members from different States to travel implicit to Akwa Ibom State to dissolve excos, acceptable up committees for congress/election without a recourse to the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare.

“I told the NAB nationalist president to desist from specified activities due to the fact that each the elections volition beryllium conducted erstwhile helium called me. I person spoken with the North East Commissioner for Disability and she is wholly comprehend.

“In my capacity, I americium informing the supra named members of NAB AKS Chapter to abolish each forms of amerciable activities they’ve plotted. Not aft each the Government of Akwa Ibom State has been doing for NAB, nary clump of disabilities successful this State enjoys specified gestures. You volition NOT beryllium capable to contend with the Government! Beware!!”