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We met Akpabio 20 times to stop his defection – Enoidem, PDP national legal adviser

Barr Emmanuel Enoidem is a founding member and the national legal adviser of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP. In this interview, he speaks extensively on issues of the general election at the state and national levels expressing optimism that his presidential candidate will win the case at the court.

It was not a surprise because I knew there was nothing that could happen for PDP to be displaced in Akwa Ibom State. The events that happened between 2015 and 2019 did not change anything in any way despite the defection of Senator Godswill Akpabio to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The best outing for APC in terms of membership in any location, ward or local government in the state, is not more than 30 per cent.

Are you saying the defection of the two former PDP senators to the APC did not have any Impact on the party?

The only person who left the party that had some impacts on the party was Senator Godswill Akpabio because he was one of the foremost leaders of the party in the state, and a state governor for two terms, as well as a former commissioner for six years. And he is a man who was freely loved by the people until his decision to join the APC.

Was it about the PDP or the leadership of the state Governor?

It could be the combination of the two. By 1999, Akwa Ibom was a glorified village. All the developments in Akwa Ibom today are the products of the PDP government from 1999 to date. It would be difficult to dissolve a successful marriage without the permission of the couples. That is exactly what the APC wants to do in Akwa Ibom State.

APC leaders allege that the results collated at the units were manipulated at the local government collation centres by the PDP in connivance with the REC?

I don’t understand what they mean by connivance. I don’t want to say much because if I do, some people will feel insulted. This is the first time we have a truly reflective election in Akwa Ibom State, an election that reflects the will of the people. That was made possible because we had Mike Igini as the INEC REC, who was not prepared to compromise or sell his conscience and that is why the APC leaders are castigating him. If he had accepted all the money they offered him, would they have been criticizing him?

Igini is a hero of democracy in Nigeria. His heroic fame did not start from Akwa Ibom State. He had been REC in about five states before he was posted to Akwa Ibom, and has had positive track records in those states. He said he did not come to count money in Akwa Ibom State but to count votes. He has been invited several times for a meeting outside the country, but he turned down all the offers, insisting that any meeting should be held in his office. This is the first time they are not able to bribe electoral officers and REC in the state, that is why they are shouting. If you win somebody in 30 out of 31 local government areas, that person does not have shame. These are the same people who boasted that election would be conducted in three hours. How can the entire electoral process be done in three hours if someone was not planning to rig it? My advice for them is that they should humble themselves. Let them have a moment to reflect on their own lives and live a life that would encourage the younger generations.

The APC also alleged that the issue of the card reader is not constitutional and that it’s not the duty of INEC to cancel an election once it is announced by the returning officer. How do you react to this?

They don’t understand the law. I’m sure a lot of them are dancing in their ignorance because of the result of the election Tribunal in Osun State. The Osun State cancellation was not based on over voting. Once over voting is established, a collation officer can cancel an election. So the issue in Essien Udim in particular was established to have over voted in the Senate election because they waited for the results of 9 local Governments and they now saw the victory margin of Chris Ekpeyong. They used that to jack up the result in Essien Udim, and when that was passed through the card reader, it showed that there was over voting and the total number of accredited voters were far less than the total number of voters that turned out in Essien Udim. That cannot stand in the eyes of the law. Anybody saying that the card reader is Illegal may not be talking about the 2019 election.

You are among those accused of opposing and destroying Senator Akpabio?

Anyone who paints me in such a picture is not correct. I stood my grounds to give value to politics, honesty, discountenance and selfishness in leadership. Before the defection of Godswill Akpabio, we had at least 20 different meetings between 25th December 2017 and 8th August 2018 where we tried to persuade him, using all manner of parameters, even kneeling before him to get him to understand that he does not have any place outside PDP where his honour lies, but all was to no avail. He cannot accuse anybody of conspiracy.

If anybody conspired, he was the one conspiring against the state. He betrayed the state and the entire people. When we went to Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District, we all contributed money to the stadium, and not less than 20,000 people were mobilized to the stadium to give him his second term mandate. Unfortunately, all he could say was that the people would go with him anywhere he goes no matter the platform. That was the highest level of pride. So, he cannot accuse anybody to have undermined him. We were in love with Godswill Akpabio till 8th August 2018 when he made public his decision to dump the party. Anything that happens to him can only be placed on his altar.

There was the expectation that the PDP would win the presidential election, but you lost…

What went wrong was that our party was rigged out of the election. We were rigged out of the election in the North with the help of the military and police. There was suppression of voters in the South-South/South-East including the Middle Belt. However, the back servers of INEC show that PDP won that election. It would have been otherwise if anybody would think that Nigerians, in 2019, would still vote for Buhari after what we passed through in his last four years.

How would the record in INEC server indicate what the voters followed since the server is supposed to record only the attendance and not who you vote for?

Every unit was sending in results to the server. The reflection of those results from the unit is what we are talking about, and they were sending in results of each candidate. I’m not talking about accreditation; I’m talking about Unit by Unit results, form EC8A. The summary from EC8A was sent from the unit to the back sever in Abuja, and there were four severs in INEC. We have given details of those servers. If they like, let them go and change the records.


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When the gods want to punish a child they will make him mad first

Unfortunately his defection became synonymous with jumping into the Lagoon.... APC is a political Lagoon too large and dirty to swim into relevance, now Oga Akpabio is in abssy of shame and self consolation... what an uncommon loser...

This is a blatant lie.

Where the won, it reflected the will of the people. Where they lost, they were rigged out by the military and police and INEC.

All what Akpabio did was to clinch the senate presidency, now all he can hopefully grab is a paltry ministerial appointment.

So all this gragra lands him to an ordinary appointment.

What a big shame.

Just like Ngige, Akpabio has committed political suicide in his state, just like Ngige he cannot win even a councillorship position in Akwa Ibom state

Thank God he left, now he is history.

Pharaoh's was hardened until he was destroyed.

Who's Akpabio?

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The idiot thinks too highly of himself

Opinedecandid:
This is a blatant lie.

Tell us the blatant truth.
The fly that refuses advice follows the corpse to the grave

A fly that does not heed advice follows the corpse to the grave

From Uncommon governor to uncommon senator to uncommon defector to uncommon looser, chai now buhari doesnt pick his call hence he resorted to praying with them in the mosque

Akpabio killed his career with his own hands!

In Akapbio mind now chai had I know








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I don’t understand what they mean by connivance. I don’t want to say much because if I do, some people will feel insulted. This is the first time we have a truly reflective election in Akwa Ibom State, an election that reflects the will of the people. That was made possible because we had Mike Igini as the INEC REC, who was not prepared to compromise or sell his conscience and that is why the APC leaders are castigating him. If he had accepted all the money they offered him, would they have been criticizing him?

So,since 1999 they have been rigging elections in Akwa Ibom State,these people don't have sense

I resigned from politics

Akpobio is now a used sanitary pad to both party, nobody wants him anymore. Akpobio is finished!

...Akpabio Right Now...
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IN THE SOUTH SOUTH AND SOUTH EAST ......APC IS LIKE MIYYATI ALLAH CATTLE BREEDERS PARTY(HERDSMEN PARTY)

APC DID VERY WELL IN THE SOUTH EAST DESPITE PYTHON DANCE AND GIVE THE CREDIT TO THE PDP GOVERNORS WHO WERE NOT HAPPY WITH THE CHOICE OF PETER OBI.

AlhajiUmani:
Vanguard News Nigeria

We met Akpabio 20 times to stop his defection – Enoidem, PDP national legal adviser

Barr Emmanuel Enoidem is a founding member and the national legal adviser of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP. In this interview, he speaks extensively on issues of the general election at the state and national levels expressing optimism that his presidential candidate will win the case at the court.

It was not a surprise because I knew there was nothing that could happen for PDP to be displaced in Akwa Ibom State. The events that happened between 2015 and 2019 did not change anything in any way despite the defection of Senator Godswill Akpabio to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The best outing for APC in terms of membership in any location, ward or local government in the state, is not more than 30 per cent.

Are you saying the defection of the two former PDP senators to the APC did not have any Impact on the party?

The only person who left the party that had some impacts on the party was Senator Godswill Akpabio because he was one of the foremost leaders of the party in the state, and a state governor for two terms, as well as a former commissioner for six years. And he is a man who was freely loved by the people until his decision to join the APC.

Was it about the PDP or the leadership of the state Governor?

It could be the combination of the two. By 1999, Akwa Ibom was a glorified village. All the developments in Akwa Ibom today are the products of the PDP government from 1999 to date. It would be difficult to dissolve a successful marriage without the permission of the couples. That is exactly what the APC wants to do in Akwa Ibom State.

APC leaders allege that the results collated at the units were manipulated at the local government collation centres by the PDP in connivance with the REC?

I don’t understand what they mean by connivance. I don’t want to say much because if I do, some people will feel insulted. This is the first time we have a truly reflective election in Akwa Ibom State, an election that reflects the will of the people. That was made possible because we had Mike Igini as the INEC REC, who was not prepared to compromise or sell his conscience and that is why the APC leaders are castigating him. If he had accepted all the money they offered him, would they have been criticizing him?

Igini is a hero of democracy in Nigeria. His heroic fame did not start from Akwa Ibom State. He had been REC in about five states before he was posted to Akwa Ibom, and has had positive track records in those states. He said he did not come to count money in Akwa Ibom State but to count votes. He has been invited several times for a meeting outside the country, but he turned down all the offers, insisting that any meeting should be held in his office. This is the first time they are not able to bribe electoral officers and REC in the state, that is why they are shouting. If you win somebody in 30 out of 31 local government areas, that person does not have shame. These are the same people who boasted that election would be conducted in three hours. How can the entire electoral process be done in three hours if someone was not planning to rig it? My advice for them is that they should humble themselves. Let them have a moment to reflect on their own lives and live a life that would encourage the younger generations.


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But tomorrow u will saw the election was rigged. mtscheew

its only when pdp loses that election is rigged. Now that u won akwa ibom the election was free and fair abi Lubbish

....Am Sure He's Regreting It Now...
Meanwhile, PDP Leaders In D State Will B Lyk....

This is it?

Yeah.

Well, check my signature

Na who lost and na who it pains, greediness is a sin.

FortuneDeGreat:
All what Akpabio did was to clinch the senate presidency, now all he can hopefully grab is a paltry ministerial appointment.

So all this gragra lands him to an ordinary appointment.

What a big shame.

Just like Ngige, Akpabio has committed political suicide in his state, just like Ngige he cannot win even a councillorship position in Akwa Ibom state

wrong

akpabio is still better than saraki that lost his entire destiny for nothing

A cursed and dead party! even Gej is under hibernation nown what about Olusegun Uban shege The man is under hibernation too

Dog weah want die no dey hear the calling of his Master...........,funny how life can be.........,from Minority Leader to Majority Nothing…..... Unless said Baba go pity am give am special adviser on legislative matters

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