Godswill Akpabio, lawmaker representing Akwa Ibom North has been described as a political pensioner by his colleague, Dino Melaye.

Messrs Akpabio and Melaye are Senators at the upper legislative chamber of the National Assembly.

Mr Melaye representing Kogi West made the description on Tuesday when he featured alongside Festus Keyamo, the presidential spokesman of President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign team, on a programme on Channels Television: The Verdict.

The duo had a heated argument attacking and defending Mr Buhari’s choice of punishment on ballot box snatchers.

The president had declared extra-judicial killings for those who might want to thwart the electoral will of Nigerians in the rescheduled general election expected to commence on Saturday.

The Nigerian leader said he has ordered security operatives to ruthlessly deal with ballot snatchers at the scene of the crime without recourse to court trial as stipulated in the constitution.

The Army and the Police have all nodded and are willing to carry out the directive.

After the shouting match, the moderator asked for their final summarization of what is expected on Saturday.

For Melaye, he said Nigerians are tired of the incumbent leader and has chosen Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as their next leader. He said the opposition party will reclaim states it had lost in the 2015 general elections.

For the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), who claimed that the president’s choice of punishment on ballot snatchers is constitutional, the likes of Mr Abubakar, Bukola Saraki, Senate President, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso among others who left the All Progressive Congress (APC) might have made minor contributions but that did not win the election for his principal.

The lawyer said being a plus and minus situation, the party has also received into its fold politicians like Akpabio, Uduaghan, Orji Kalu, Ken Nnamani among others.

When he mentioned the name of the former Akwa Ibom governor, the lawmaker who interjected asked him “Who is Akpabio?”

“These are political pensioners,” Melaye said mockingly.

“You called Akpabio a political pensioner? Keyamo asked as the lawmaker restated his earlier comment saying the former governor was not just a political pensioner but “a big one.”

Another round of heated argument began with the legal practitioner claiming that the PDP candidate has conceded defeat by alleging that the APC were out to import fraudulent devices from China aimed at frustrating him in his stronghold during the election. The lawmaker rejected the defeat claim and sent the “defeat arrow” back to the sender.

The moderator hurriedly closed the noisy segment.

POLITICS TIMES recalls that the incumbent governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, was installed by Akpabio single-handedly. He has since turned against his successor and currently spearheading to install Nsima Ekere as the next governor.

Mr Ekere running on the platform of the APC had served Akpabio as running mate while the federal lawmaker held sway as governor.

Messrs Udom and Ekere are from Eket Senatorial District whose turn it is to serve out their remaining four years rotational power zoning.

Akpabio is expected by the leadership of the APC to deliver majority of votes coming from the state to Buhari having did so for former president Goodluck Jonathan, even though he lost his re-election bid to the incumbent president who has boasted that nobody can unseat him.

Source: https://politicstimesng.com/youre-a-political-pensioner-dino-melaye-attacks-akpabio/

True talk.

Akpabio whom Zombies once referred to as a corrupt
Man is now a saint.

Let me see how he will deliver Akwa-Ibom to the dullard. Same way Amaechi delivered Rivers state i guess.

Akpabio like power so much that one will think whether he will live forever.
Akpabio moving to Apc involve two things-
1) he is running away from prosecution. We all knw Apc is a safe heaven for corrupt people.
2) he has been promise senate president which i knw if APc wins, the cabal and Tinubu will never allow a so call Minority to assume such position.
Finally, Akpabio is greedy.

lalasticlala

Issokay. Akpabio is a political pensioner and you're a political tree climber ba?

dino does not have the political weight godswill have... he is jealous

For the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) the president’s preferred punishment on defaulters is constitutional....Keyamo who did not cite any section of the law to back up his claim said ballot snatching can be likened to robbery as the two crimes has criminal relations and can be tried using either electoral or criminal law.

He argued that armed robbery is punishable by death, saying Buhari’s statement should be understood as a commitment to protect the majority against the violent minority, which ballot snatchers represent.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/politicstimesng.com/amp/buharis-punishment-for-ballot-snatchers-constitutional-says-keyamo/

Imagine Keyamo defending the obvious stupidity, anarchy inciting statement & lawless of a stupid sitting president like Buhari.

Akpabio was very corrupt before , but on joining APC his sins became as white as snow....
And Buhari is fighting corruption oh !!!
The place buhari is taking Nigeria to , we no go fit come back....

babyfaceafrica:
dino does not have the political weight godswill have... he is jealous

What weight has Akpabio?

Akpabio cannot and will not deliver Akwa Ibom to Apc, him power no reach and to crown it all he is from the minority group in the state.....all the federal might and intimidation will not give what he desire, Though he is returning back to the Senate

babyfaceafrica:
dino does not have the political weight godswill have... he is jealous

akpabio get weight where ? Nor worry

Saturday is not far. Akpabio will have the last laugh. Buhari wins.

If not for politics, who is Dino to insult Akpabio.

5 more days to victory. 4+4 all the way.

But atleast he is enjoying his pension money.

netpro:
Saturday is not far. Akpabio will have the last laugh. Buhari wins.

If not for politics, who is Dino to insult Akpabio.

5 more days to victory. 4+4 all the way.

If not for politics who would have known Akpabio?

He will be the political pensioners after this Saturday election...
I listened to the interview last night and I was shocked that this kind of person can be made a distinguish senator...

Nigerians , may God help us...

Limitednow:


If not for politics who would have known Akpabio?

Saturday is not far. You are beginning to stammer. I smell fear.

netpro:


Saturday is not far. You beginning to stammer. I smell fear.

Shea it's 3 days from now?

Limitednow:


Shea it's 3 days from now?

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Up Nigeria! Sai Baba. We are unstoppable. Next Level straight.

Celebration starts Saturday evening.

Hmmm

Ok

Still shocked that men have no principles!

I have always assumed that poverty that makes men live without principles.

Akpabio has all the Billions yet chickened out for the fear of EFCC.

No wonder Esau sold his birthright
TUFIAKWA

Not Akpabio alone.
Funny statement though

oga dino! dino!! dino!!!
how many times iyam call you?
i no dey there oh!

Make I logh

Dino will soon enter studio,is new album is bitter experience,watch out

Akwa Ibom was peaceful until Akpabio brought APC

I gave up on Dino when he said that
Not just akpabio, he also said Orji Uzor Kalu, uduaghan, Ken Nnamani and others.
By Saturday’s OUK will deliver Abia North and 40 percent of Abia votes.
Uduaghan will deliver his zone.
Akpabio will deliver Akwa Ibom state
Nnamani will deliver his area
Then Dino will retire to his pseudo anti Corruption fight