{"id":109348,"date":"2023-11-26T21:01:51","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T20:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=109348"},"modified":"2023-11-26T21:01:51","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T20:01:51","slug":"cross-river-commissioner-denies-storming-works-ministry-with-thugs-to-cart-away-documents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/cross-river-commissioner-denies-storming-works-ministry-with-thugs-to-cart-away-documents\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross River Commissioner Denies Storming Works Ministry With Thugs To Cart Away Documents"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Cross River State Commissioner for Transportation, Pastor Ekpenyong Cobham, has denied accusations making the rounds in certain quarters in<br \/>\nthe state that he stormed the State\u2019s Ministry of Works in the company of thugs and carted away official documents belonging to the Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Cobham who refuted the allegations\u00a0 said that there was no way he could have stooped so low to storm his colleague\u2019s office with thugs to commit such an offence, which he knew had criminal implications.<\/p>\n<p>Cobham, who spoke through his Special Assistant, Mr. Joseph Davis Agba, said: \u201cIt\u2019s ridiculous to say that I went to the Commissioner for Work\u2019s office with thugs only to cart away documents that were useful to his office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Commissioner for Transportation did not meet with Commissioner for Works or came in contact with him, neither did he have any argument or altercation with Works Commissioner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet it be on record that we didn\u2019t even see each other talkless of shaking hands with each other. 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