Commissioner Samuel Effanga Is Really Out Of Touch

Top government officials in Akpabio's administration, such as Commissioner Samuel Efanga of Ministry of Science and Technology, is really out of touch with the mood of poor masses in Akwa Ibom State, if they think that the people of Akwa Ibom are waiting for another four years of a cultist-infested government.
Just listen to Commissioner Samuel Efanga: “In Uyo here, if you take a roll-call of political stakeholders, you will discover that the overwhelming majority are on the side of Gov. Akpabio”.
Commissioner Efanga is right, because in his small mind, he really believes that word “Uyo” means the crumb-from-the-table-eaters, and all the cultists in Akpabio's administration that hang around him all day and all night at the Secretariat. And before I move on, let me ask Commissioner Samuel Efanga; when did he take the roll-call in Uyo to know the overwhelming majority of the people are on the side of governor Akpabio?
Moving on…
Who is really Samuel Efanga? Before Samuel Efanga became a Commissioner, he was just a junior level (8) civil servant in the services of Akwa IBom State Government. When opportunity came up to contest for Ward 6 Councilorship position in Uyo LGA, Samuel Efanga became a candidate, but was rejected by his own people; he lost the election, woefully. Samuel Efanga had no choice but to remain in his level 8 position in government.
There was a story about expatriates that were kidnapped in Akwa Ibom State. A ransom money was paid, but what the kidnappers did not know at the time was that the currencies used in paying the ransom were marked by the agents of State Security Services (SSS). When someone showed up at the bank to deposit the money, (the bank) employees, who were already placed on notice saw the marked money and contacted authorities. To the amazement of the investigators, the person who went to the bank to make the deposit turned out to be the wife of Dr. Chris Ekong, the same Dr. Chris Ekong, who is now in custody for all sorts of allegations.
When Governor Akpabio reshuffled his cabinet, Dr. Chris Ekong was dropped as the Commissioner for Economic Development. Since Dr. Chris Ekong was from Akpan Udoedehe's Local Government Area, Akpabio's administration contacted Akpanudoedehe, who was then a Federal Minister, asking him to recommend a person from his LGA for the administration to replace Chris Ekong. That is how Samuel Efanga became a Commissioner in Akpabio's administration.
When Akpabio reshuffled his cabinet again, Samuel Efanga's name was deleted from the list of Commissioners that Akpabio wanted to retain in his government. But in order to retain his position, Samuel Efanga was offered a deal he could not afford to reject, join the cult or lose your position, as a commissioner, in government.
Reliable sources have confided in me that there was in-fighting among Akpabio's Personal Assistants to recruit Samuel Efanga into cultist group. In the end, Samuel Efanga registered and became a member of the KKK. When the list of some cultists in Akwa Ibom State Government was published, I was informed that the names of several cultists were not included. The one missing name which many people keep mentioning is that of Samuel Efanga, the Hon. Commissioner for Science and Technology.
It is amazing how Commissioner Samuel Efanga has allowed himself to be used by the administration to condemn Akpanudoedehe, the very man who recommended him for the position in which he occupies today. Talk of biting the fingers that once did the feeding.

Thompson Essien wrote in from Portland, Oregon, USA