There’s a misconception about Longrich’s relationship with my office —SSA Edet

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Nyok|26 March 2019 
Gov's aide set records straight in respect of the controversy surrounding Longrich's relationship with the Office of the Senior Special Assistant 
Longrich's International relationship with the Office of the Senior Special Assistant on Job Placement and Entrepreneurship to the Executive Governor of Cross River State is basically aimed at inculcating marketing ideals in budding entrepreneurs in the state. It is not aimed at marketing the products of Longrich as misconceived erroneously and already. 
In a long interaction with SSA Joseph Edet this morning on phone, it was established that the latter who is the founder and former CEO of Lashakara Couture had honest intentions for bourgeoining entrepreneurs in the state: 'I mean well for Cross Riverians and have very honest intentions. I do not mean to ridicule or embarrass any entrepreneur in the state. 
'There is a relationship between Longrich International and the government of Cross River State which our people do not understand. With the advent of the 31st January 2019 Job Placement and Entrepreneurship Summit which took place in Calabar the state capital, there was need for training and capivity development in the significant area of marketing. 
'There is no entrepreneur without an adequate grip of a market. Your products and services are meant to be consumed by a market. A proper segmentation of that market is apt especially for a budding business. That was the reason Longrich came into the picture as an aftermath of the just concluded job placement and entrepreneurship summit, thus the onetime special Entrepreneurship and Marketing Training which was done online, and offline to give access to participants to both national and international potential markets.
'Now in respect of the distribution of Longrich's product, it is important I state in very categorical terms that the participants of the Summit don't have any business with marketing any  products except their products or services. I am not denying such an arrangement, but, Longrich's products and the marketing thereof may have been an informal relationship between the former and the participants. Why would we ask our participants to market the any products except theirs. Besides, those who voluntarily subscribed to the idea would not be expected to turn in the proceeds, it would be theirs. Again, the products, I learnt, was released for free in the marketing class to demonstrate a 'model'.
'Help me convey to Cross Riverians especially Mr Godshield Kanjal my deep seated regrets occasioned by any misconception of my office with Longrich International.' 
The Governor's aide disclosed that the grant for the lucky set of entrepreneurs already and finally selected will be disbursed soonest. He also informed that his office will be releasing to the public the business names which were finally successfully registered with CAC as part of the fulfilment of the Governor's promise.