“No staff of BCA was sacked “—Abia gov’t.

By Editor , Umuahia

Abia state government has debunked rumours making the rounds that some staff of the state owned media outfit, Broadcasting Corporation of Abia state were sacked.

The government in a press statement signed by the special adviser to governor Alex Otti on media and publicity, Ferdinand Ekeoma describes it as fake news.

The statement further explained that contrary to the allegations that 8 directors of the corporation were sacked, they only proceeded to retirement leave as the civil service rule stipulates.

Below is the full text of the statement:

In the last few days, some opposition elements have been spreading false information on social media that 8 Directors were sacked in the Broadcasting Corporation of Abia (BCA).

This is to emphatically state that the report is false, baseless and unfounded. It’s part of the ongoing anti people and anti Abia campaign of calumny being driven by some embittered opposition elements. Ordinarily, we would have ignored this brazen act of of irresponsibility like we had done on many occasions, but because our silence could make unsuspecting members of the public assume that the allegation is true, we thought it appropriate to put the record straight.

There are 8 Directors who just proceeded on their retirement leave in line with Civil Service rules, and none of them was sacked.

In spite of the intense but reckless media onslaughts geared towards inciting the public against the government through false misrepresentations by some persons who hitherto profiteered from the past corrupt system in Abia, the present government shall continue to strive to reform and sanitise the Civil Service with a view to creating a functional and robust Civil Service that would outlive the present government and continue to serve as the engine room for good governance and sustainable development.

Ferdinand Ekeoma
Special Adviser to the Governor
(Media and Publicity)
October 14, 2024.