Recently, some miscreants who choose to call themselves NETWORK AGAINST CORRUPTION, have risen, at the behest and prompting of the Senate President, Godswill Obot Akpabio, to insult the immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Udom Emmanuel on social media platforms. Those young men with questionable characters are simply acting a script written for them by their paymaster, Senator Akpabio, an Annang man, who has a penchant, and he’s hellbent to bring down prominent Ibibio politicians in line with his vow to bring Ibibio at parity with minority ethnic groups in the State. It was Akpabio’s ‘anthem’ while he was the governor that “by the time he shall leave office as governor there would be nothing like majority ethnic group in the State.” Because of this mindset, Mr. Akpabio as governor had to fight and ensure the removal of Ambassador Sam Edem from office as Chairman of NDDC. He alleged everything against the man, and even paid the media to testify against him.
Akpabio has on several times and media been accused by Senator John James Akpanudoedehe as being responsible for his removal from office as Minister of State for FCT, despite the fact that it was this same Akpanudoedehe who was instrumental to his governorship, even against the wishes of his Annang people.
As governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Akpabio insulted and humiliated his predecessor and benefactor, Obong Victor Attah. He called him names and paid some hoodlums and political scallywags to insult him, and even denied the man the use of Le Meridien Hotel for his 71st birthday celebration, in spite of the fact that Le Meridien Hotel and Golf Course were built by Obong Attah.
As governor, Akpabio humiliated Obong Umana Umana and Obong Nsima Ekere out of office as SSG and Deputy Governor respectively because of his penchant to disgrace every Ibibio politician.
During his tenure as governor, prominent Ibibio politicians and business men were either kidnapped or killed, and some were kidnapped and killed at the same time. General Edet Akpan, Her Excellency Mrs. Sam Ewang, and over 100 others were kidnapped, while Madam Philomena Udonwa, Barr. Imo Udonwa, Mr. Paul Inyang, Mrs. Maria Ikpe, among others were killed because of their divergent political views (which were pro-Ibibio) during Akpabio’s time as governor.
Despite the atrocities he committed during his tenure as governor, we were happy that our son is the number 3 man in Nigeria because of his position as the Senate President, and thought he would use the position to better the lots of Akwa Ibom people. Instead of using his position to attract development to the State, Senator Akpabio rather uses it to divide the State along ethnic lines, and uses it to enhance his evil business of stampeding the Ibibio people, which is the reason he is sponsoring a group made up of a non-Akwa Ibom person and two of his Annang brothers to commence an attack on Mr. Udom Emmanuel (the only Ibibio man left).
The reason why Akpabio is sponsoring attacks on Mr. Udom Emmanuel is to “deal” with Mr. Udom so that a way could be paved for him and his cohorts to humiliate Pastor Umo Eno out of office in 2027. Senator Akpabio has been bragging that he cannot be a Senate President without installing an APC governor in his State. And that he would do anything to win Akwa Ibom State for the APC in 2027. Thus, in his thinking, the only way to have an APC governor is to blackmail Mr. Udom Emmanuel (an Ibibio son) whom he feels and knows has the necessary connection, wit and strategy to “detonate” his “bomb” against Gov. Umo Eno in 2027.
The so-called “petition to the EFCC against Mr. Udom Emmanuel” is a decoy by Akpabio to divert attention from his actual game plan. He knows Mr. Udom Emmanuel has not stolen a kobo from Akwa Ibom State. We dare say that the only person that has some questions to answer from the EFCC is Senator Akpabio who seem to forget how Mr. Udom Emmanuel used his office as the governor to block the EFCC from investigating him (Akpabio) against the wishes of the majority of the people of the State who were aware of how the State’s funds were spent on frivolities by Akpabio. It is Akpabio that deserves to be reported to the EFCC to account for the 31 industries he said he would build without building, yet money meant for them were taken out from the State’s coffers. And lot more.
Therefore, we wish to warn Mr. Senate President to cage his mad dogs led by the prodigal son of Delta State who refuses to ply his dubious trade in his (Delta ) State, but chooses to allow himself to be used by the enemies of the Ibibio people. Henceforth, Senator Akpabio should stop attacking Ibibio sons, directly or by proxies.
The Senate President is hereby warned to desist from his evil agenda against the Ibibio people, albeit through proxies, because we the Ibibios are ready to resist it vehemently. We dare!
Signed by Nelson Utip
Spokesperson
IBIBIO FRONT
