Cross River State Governor, Liyel
Imoke
Cross
River State Governor, Liyel Imoke, returned to the country on Friday night
after spending over three months in the United States.
The
governor returned to the country from London aboard a British Airways flight
around 7pm.
He
immediately flew to Abuja on a chartered flight and then to the capital of his
state, Calabar.
Imoke
had left Nigeria on November 19, 2012 for undisclosed reasons, although a
statement by his office said he informed the state house of assembly on
December 6 that he was proceeding on an accumulated leave outside the country
and had handed over to his deputy, Efiok Cobham.
The
statement had explained that he proceeded on a two-month vacation, where he
underwent some medical tests.
The
statement had said his doctors advised him to undergo further evaluation, thus
necessitating the transfer of power to his deputy.
Two
of Imoke’s aides in the state capital, Calabar, confirmed to our correspondent
that he returned on Friday night.
But
his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Christian Ita, neither picked his calls nor
responded to text messages to his phone.
Online
medium, Premium Times, said Imoke’s return was confirmed to it by a
former Minister of Information, Mr. John Odey.
“I
can confirm that the governor has returned. We are all here waiting to receive
him.
“We
were in touch with him while he was undergoing treatment. But we are more than
excited to have him back,” he said.
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