Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa
Ibom state has described the Water Resources Bill before the National Assembly
as a “very dangerous” bill that could bring danger to the country if not well
handled.
Emmanuel, who said this in the
Government House, Uyo during an interaction with journalists, however said he
would not want to speak more on the dangers of the bill now but pointed out
that the obnoxious bill does not only affect the South-South region but other
states that have water passing through it.
“Is not only affecting
South-South states, but Lagos, Ondo and so on, whosoever has water is affected
by the Water Resources Bill, placing everything either surface or underneath
the water in the hands of the Federal government.
“It is very dangerous bill but I
cannot discuss it or other matters associated with this bill now,” the governor
said.
He further said that elders and
opinion leaders from the South-South and other sections of the country would
meet to discuss the matter.
He appealed to journalists in the
state to always report the state in positive light, stressing that he was not
against criticism but that such must be constructive so as to help him do well
for the people of the state.
The governor acknowledged
journalists as partners in development, pleading that since his cardinal agenda
remained industrialization, positive reportage would attract investors to the
state for meaningful investments.
He told the people of the state
that his administration in the past three years has not deviated from his five-point
agenda of touching the lives of the people of the state positively.
Emmanuel boasted that his
administration has touched every sector of the state economy despite dwindling
revenues.
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