the Managing Director of Ibom Power Company Limited, Engineer MEYEN ETUKUDO  has been relieved of his appointment and asked to hand over to the Commissioner for Power in the state.

Information on Engineer ETUKUDO’s sack was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, PRINCE ENOBONG UWAH.

The statement noted that the Commissioner for Power will oversee the company till further notice.

It also indicated that the Governor, Pastor UMO ENO expresses his gratitude to the Managing Director for his services to the state, wishing him success in his future endeavor.

Yesterday, the former Manager Director had notified Akwa Ibom residents about the cause of the power outage in the state, revealing that this was due to lack of gas supply from Savannah Energy to the power plant, as a result of unresolved issues.