Nigeria, June 11 -- The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel said one of his biggest challenges in running the state is that he does not have control of important policies like the fiscal policies which are "handed down" by the federal government.

Mr Emmanuel, who disclosed this while speaking with reporters on Friday in Uyo, said there were lots of things he would have loved to do differently but could not because he had to "align with the centre" - the federal government.

"We have been hit by two major economic recessions, we have been hit by different policies that we don't have control over. They are all affecting us at the same time. We have also been hit by the pandemic that has ravaged the whole planet earth," he said.

Mr ...