Njum Onyemenam, the Abia State Accountant-General, has denied rumours that she was forced out of her office by irate public servants on Tuesday morning.
Recall that early this morning, reports that Abia State civil servants had locked out the state’s comptroller general from her office in protest of the non-payment of their salaries flooded social media.
The claim is fake news and “absolute falsehood,” according to Onyemenam, who was present at the Abia State 32nd Anniversary Celebration lecture conducted at the International Conference Centre.
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In a statement that she personally signed, the AG claimed that as she approached the gate leading to the Government House annexe where her office and those of a few other government officials were located, she noticed a small group of people trying to access the gate but were prevented by security men on duty.
She claimed that she used a different route to avoid any barriers and reach her side of the compound.
“There was nothing like chasing me out of my office. As a matter of fact, I was not even in the office. I tried driving into the compound and at the same time a few persons, who had been stopped at the gate tried taking advantage of the moment to gain entry into the compound but they were resisted.
“I then chose to access my office through an alternative access point rather than be caught up in a fracas that I don’t know anything about,” Onyemenam explained.
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