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PMAN Restores Sanity In A'Ibom BranchBy Clifford Thomas, Correspondent, UyoThe protracted crisis that crippled the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in Akwa Ibom State may have been resolved, as the National Secretariat has cleared the air on who it recognises in the state. In an interview with Daily Independent National Secretary of IPMAN, Alhaji Aminu, said, "that matter was resolved long ago. The National Secretariat recognizes the Edem Nta Asuquo-led Committee which we directed through a revalidation letter, to handle the IPMAN Programme Monitoring and Coordination Committee in the state." He also said "if Victor Etefia is parading himself as the chairman of the committee or claims to represent IPMAN, then his actions are illegal and criminal. The public must not accord him that recognition. It is a fraud." However, Etefia is quoted to have said that his people duly elected him to function in that capacity, and that the Zonal Office in Owerri recognizes him, and had been relating with him in that regard. Stressing that his relationship with the Akwa Ibom State government is very cordial, he said that even the state governor was represented at his formal investiture as chairman recently. It would be recalled that the confusion arose after two opposing factions emerged, claiming that the Owerri Zonal Office recognized them, and had both insisted through separate letters signed by secretaries of both factions that Mr. Edem Nta Asuquo, the Ad-hoc Committee Chairman of IPMAN Monitoring Committee in the state, should hand over to them, citing relevant sections of the body's constitution. The Owerri Zonal Office wrote to Asuquo, informing him that the National Executive Council (NEC) of IPMAN had approved the revalidation of Asuquo's committee, having Mr. Mark Esset as Secretary and Matthew Akpan and others as members. Asuquo, the chairman of the Akwa Ibom State IPMAN Committee, said, "I do not need to shout about my existence, but we are doing our best to ensure that petroleum products are distributed well enough to all outlets. We are interested in the welfare of our people."
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