- secretly worked for his cousin's House of Assembly ambition

Anthony Bassey
Uyo, Akwa Ibom State

The abysmal performance of the APC gubernatorial candidate, Akwa Ibom State, Obong Akanimo Udofia, in the just concluded governorship election in the State has exposed the insincerity and lack of commitment of Senator Godswill Akpabio to the Akan Udofia's candidature.

Faithful of the APC in the State are left in total bewilderment following the poor outing of the party in the State, especially in Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District, considered as the stronghold of the party due to the former governor's influence.

Reacting to the poor showing of the APC across the State, Atuekong Ekerette Inokon Essien, a chieftain of the party from Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area stated that the party's poor outing in the election has confirmed that Senator Akpabio , who hijacked the party structures across the party through the backdoor and imposed Akanimo Udofia on the party as a Governorship candidate through a "midnight coup" and a sham process, was never committed to the Udofia's cause and APC taking over the mantle of leadership in the State because Senator Akpabio has always been afraid of losing his imaginary position of leader of the party in the State.

Mr. Inokon added that Akpabio brought Udofia, a total stranger to the party and politics of the State, to weaken the APC and cause division in the Akwa Ibom APC so Akpabio can have his mway in Abuja and as a strategy of blackmail against other leaders of the party in the State.

The APC Stalwart further stressed that it was shocking that the same APC that swept the National Assembly polls across Akpabio's district could not win a single House of Assembly seat in the State election because Senator Akpabio refused to release the needed logistics support given to the State APC by the National Working Committee of the party. This is in addition to the open endorsements and campaigns for opposition parties by Akpabio's trusted allies. The party chieftain further alleged that Senator Akpabio had a secret meeting a night before the election and directed his foot soldiers to work for his cousin, Prince Ukpong Akpabio in the House of Assembly election and Sen OBA of YPP in the governorship election.

It would be recall that Atuekong Ekerette Inokon had last week raised the alarm that it was crystal clear to "all concerned APC stakeholders in Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District that Sen Akpabio had signed a pact with Sen Bassey Albert Akpan of the YPP ".

Mr. Essien had further revealed that Sen Akpabio's activities along with his cohorts in recent weeks has shown that Akpabio was not committed to the APC and its gubernatorial candidate, especially after Akpabio won his election into the Senate.

"We have been made aware of an agreement entered into between Sen Akpabio/his political structure and the YPP candidate, which delivered victory to Sen Akpabio in the last National Assembly elections"

"Sen Akpabio in exchange for the YPP'S gesture has directed his supporters in Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District and the State at large to work for the emergence of Sen OBA as the governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Inokon had stated.

https://ourdailywire.com/how-senator-akpabio-betrayed-apc-guber-candidate-in-aibom/

Everything is possible in politics

Akpabio has lost clout in the state. He can do nothing

Trust politicians at ur own risk.

Op good morning