The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has received a new petition
filed against the immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill
Akpabio.
The petition was titled, “Petition against former Governor Godswill Akpabio of
Akwa Ibom State for gross and uncommon abuse of public trust.”
Copies of the petition were also sent to President Muhammadu Buhari and the
Director General of the Department of State Service, Lawal Daura.
This was the third petition against the former governor who was recently
appointed as the Minority Leader of the upper legislative chamber.
The latest petition, dated August 3, 2015, but was received by the commission
on August 5, 2015.
The petitioner, Leo Ekpenyong, said he discovered what he called “uncommon
diversion of Akwa Ibom tax payers” money for the acquisition of massive
properties by the former governor.
Ekpenyong, said, “The properties owned by Akpabio and his surrogates are
itemized as follows: Eleven blocks of four luxury flats, making it a total of 44
luxury flats registered in the name of Prince Ukpong Akpabio. The location is
Woji, Port-Harcourt in Rivers State.
“It is worthy of note that Akpabio owns a total of 27 estates apart from the
ones mentioned in our earlier petitions.Some of the housing estates have
between 25 and 75 premium units.
“These estates are located in the Lekki area of Lagos; Lekki Phase 1, near the
Pan African University, off Chevron roundabout.Others are located at Banana
Island in Ikoyi, Gbagada on the Lagos mainland as well as Ogunlana Drive in
Surulere, Lagos.”
Ekpenyong had earlier sent two petitions to the commission against the former
governor.
The first petition was dated June 8 while the second one was dated June 22.
The petitioner told our correspondent on Wednesday that he had appeared
thrice before the commission’s investigators to “adopt the petitions.”
He said on the three occasions, he backed up the petitions with oral
testimonies and explained to the investigators that he was ready to testify
against the former governor.
Spokesperson for the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwajuren, however, told our
correspondent that he didn’t know if the commission had received the latest
petition.
He said, “Several petitions are sent to the commission on a daily basis.
Because of this, I may not know the details of the petition. That’s the situation.
“
The former governor could not be reached for his reaction as of the time of
filing this report. Calls made to his telephone line indicated that it was switched
off, while a text message sent to him was not delivered.

Nice one there.

No place for thieves and the wicked in Nigeria. For the first time, the looters of Nigeria are not ready to display their ill gotten wealth in any way, hopefully the Cayman Islands and co. where Nigeria's money is hidden, should do the needful and notify our Government.

The United States and the EU should, as a matter of urgent co-operation between them, and our new Government, confiscate all hidden fund in their countries.

Buhari is working.

Good for him

and

Na normal tins for former governors...they are always prepare as well for any case immediately after leaving office...

Choi

THIS EFCC HAS BEEN VERY DULL!
EVEN IN THE FACE OF OVERWHELMING EVIDENCE.
PRESIDENT BUHARI MAY NEED TO REASSESS THIS EFCC...
EFCC MAY HAVE COMPROMISED!!
EFCC MAY NEED A CHANGE TOO!!!

When will they receive t.a orji and ikuku petition. Is it that they have bribed efcc under buhari govt? I will personally send a msg to m .buhari profile today

na today? e go still be story story.

Same old story. The truth is that no I mean no governor in this country that isn't corrupt.
Anyone who doubt this should mention the governor's name and swear with the holy book he/ she professes.
Akpabio, Fashola, Ameachi, Kwankwaso, Oshiomole, Okorocha, etc are all corrupt....even El rufai as a former minister of the FCT we know what he did.
The only thing that stand to their defence is performance. That where the likes of Akpabio and Fashola derive public mercy.