2face and Annie Idibia got a brand
new Toyota Prado SUV from the Akwa Ibom state governor, Godswill Akpabio, as
a wedding present.
The state government yesterday released a photo showing Annie and
2face being presented with the SUV by the state's commissioner for Information,
Aniekan Umanah.
Apart from the SUV, the governor of Akwa Ibom State Godswill Akpabio also promised to fund the traveling expenses of 20 of Annie's
family members to their Dubai wedding.
Immediately after the couple's traditional marriage, the governor's generous wedding present to the couple earned him a lot of tongue-lashing online, some individuals even claiming he promised the couple TWO Prado jeeps. This compelled the Akwa Ibom State
government to release a statement defending it.
See the statement below:
Following spurious and false
speculations in the social media concerning the wedding gift by Governor
Godswill Akpabio to Mrs. Annie Innocent Idibia, née Macaulay, I wish to state
as follows:
That the Governor of Akwa Ibom State Chief Godswill Akpabio, donated ONE Prado
jeep to Mrs. Annie Innocent Idibia, nee Macaulay a daughter of Akwa Ibom State
and renowned artist during her traditional marriage at Eket.
That the State Governor as a token of support for the couple promised to fund the traveling expenses (economy return tickets) for only 20 relatives of Mrs. Annie Idibia Macaulay to Dubai, where the couple have chosen to wed.
“That looking carefully at the surrounding events in perspective, Mrs. Annie Idibia, nee Macaulay is a daughter of Akwa Ibom State and the gift of a Prado SUV from her governor is only a gesture of love and goodwill. Her resolve to stand by her husband on his journey right from his days of youthful beginnings to stardom even in the face of challenges was commendable and a true attribute of the Akwa Ibom women.
“That it is however unbecoming that mischief makers and enemies of progress have decided to inflame the social media with incongruous reports that the State Government is sponsoring an entourage of party supporters to the wedding in Dubai, when in fact the Government is only sponsoring the travel expenses of twenty of her family members at an estimated cost of roughly Three Million Naira (N3,000,000.00) only.
“I wish to therefore urge members of the public to discountenance the misrepresentations made out of a well intentioned act of the governor.”
That the State Governor as a token of support for the couple promised to fund the traveling expenses (economy return tickets) for only 20 relatives of Mrs. Annie Idibia Macaulay to Dubai, where the couple have chosen to wed.
“That looking carefully at the surrounding events in perspective, Mrs. Annie Idibia, nee Macaulay is a daughter of Akwa Ibom State and the gift of a Prado SUV from her governor is only a gesture of love and goodwill. Her resolve to stand by her husband on his journey right from his days of youthful beginnings to stardom even in the face of challenges was commendable and a true attribute of the Akwa Ibom women.
“That it is however unbecoming that mischief makers and enemies of progress have decided to inflame the social media with incongruous reports that the State Government is sponsoring an entourage of party supporters to the wedding in Dubai, when in fact the Government is only sponsoring the travel expenses of twenty of her family members at an estimated cost of roughly Three Million Naira (N3,000,000.00) only.
“I wish to therefore urge members of the public to discountenance the misrepresentations made out of a well intentioned act of the governor.”
The state commissioner for
Information, Aniekan Umanah
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