Ini Billie, Uyo
Otuekong Franklyn Isong has been appointed as the State Director of the Centre for Human Rights and Accountability Network (CHRAN) Akwa Ibom Council.
Isong resigned as the Chairman of the Civil Liberties Organisation, Akwa Ibom State chapter while serving his second tenure.
Speaking on Friday in Uyo during a press conference after the approval of his resignation at CLO’s Congress, Isong said he left as the organisation’s Chairman to avoid a conflict of interest and focus on his new office as both offices perform similar functions.
He, however, pledged to work with the new executive of CLO for the betterment of the people and encouraged them to seek his advice when necessary.
He further commended CLO members and the public for their support during his tenure as Chairman.
“I thank members of the press and the public for supporting the advocacies we had carried out for the past years I was the Chairman of CLO.
“I started as the Publicity & Campaign Secretary of the CLO and then the Vice Chairman after that I became the Acting Chairman before I became the Chairman. I had traversed all the levels of leadership in the State and I have paid my dues in CLO.
“As they said, ‘whatever has a beginning must have an ending’, in 2023, I got a new appointment as the State Director, Centre for Human Rights and Accountability Network (CHRAN) and that will automatically conflict with my activities in CLO.
“So, two days ago, I resigned in our state Congress and I told my members that we will still rub minds together, that I’m still a member of CLO but, cannot function as the state chairman anymore,” he stated.
He listed advocacies for good governance in the country and in Akwa Ibom State, holding public office holders accountable, and making inputs in public hearings organised by the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly on Bills, as part of her achievements as CLO Chairman.