We will investigate the death of our own in NDDC, says Akwa Ibom Governor

Apparently suspecting foul play in the sudden death of the Acting Executive Director, Finance and Administration of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Ibanga Bassey Etang, his State Governor, Udom Emmanuel has said the death will be investigated.
Emmanuel says if he did not die of Covid-19 as alleged, an autopsy will be carried out to determine cause of death.
There have been unsubstantiated speculations over his death, with many suggesting it has to do with plans by the National Assembly to investigate the finances of the commission
At the inauguration of a 300-bed Isolation Centre in Ituk Mbang on Friday, Emmanuel said: “I know I’m not supposed to say this but the life of my citizen is important to me. I think between yesterday and today, a lot of things has been on the social media about the only citizen we had in the board of NDDC.
“He was my Special Assistant before he left to NDDC. Why is it that of all the persons that are there, it is our own son that has died? There’ll be a time we’ll start asking questions. From the internal memo, NDDC has been shut down and the information there says he died of COVID-19.
“Immediately we had the news, we asked the Commissioner for Health in Rivers State on the result of COVID-19 test on Etang. As I speak the result is not out. I’m only wondering how people concluded that COVID-19 was the cause of his death.
“Once the result is out, we’ll ask questions certainly. We’ll rise to this situation. We’ve informed the Commissioner that if the COVID-19 test result is out and the deceased’s result shows negative, they must do an autopsy on that body.”
NDDC shut down on Thursday for two weeks over COVID-19 scare and shortly after Etang’s death.