YOUTHS DECRY ETHNIC IMBALANCE IN A’IBOM COMMISSIONER, ADVISER NOMINATIONS
A group in Akwa Ibom State, Oron Youth Movement, has protested the perceived imbalance in the nomination of commissioners and special advisers as it affects Oron ethnic nationality in the state.
In a protest letter addressed to the state governor, Umo Eno, the group urged him to revisit the list to give Oron a fair representation, befitting its status as the third largest ethnic group in the state.
The state governor had recently sent a list of 27 commissioners and special adviser nominees to the state House of Assembly, urging the lawmakers to give the list a prompt response.
However, the group said a critical evaluation of the list revealed a glaring imbalance with the Ibibios having 17 nominees, Annang seven, while the Oron ethnic group got two nominees with Eastern Obolo/Ibeno getting one nominee.
The group expressed disappointment that such inequitable distribution is a reflection of the systemic marginalization being suffered by the Oron people in the state.
