The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, has refused the All Progressives Congress the use of Uyo Township Stadium for the hosting of President-elect, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).

Buhari was scheduled to visit Akwa Ibom on Thursday, but as the state government denied the APC use of the Uyo Township Stadium, the visit had to be postponed till after the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections.

The letter denying the APC the use of the stadium emanated from the Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Youth and Sports, dated April 7, with ref. No. MYS/AD/146/VOL. 11/142 and made available to newsmen on Thursday.

The letter, which was signed by Mr. Nse Edem, on behalf of the Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Mr. Akan Uko, stated that the request to use the stadium was denied because the Peoples Democratic Party in the state had applied to use it earlier.

“I am directed to refer to your letter of April 6, 2015 on the request for the use of Uyo Township Stadium and to inform you that the ministry had already approved the use of the stadium to the Peoples Democratic Party on April 9.

“You are by this letter please requested to look for any other alternative venue since the stadium had already been booked and would not be free for April 9.”

Reacting to the development, the Head of Media and Publicity, Umana Okon Umana Campaign Organisation, Mr. Iboro Otongaran, said the President-elect would not visit the state as scheduled due to the denial of the APC the use of the venue.

He said that efforts to get alternative venue had proved abortive as the party was so confident that the Uyo township stadium would be approved.

He called on the APC supporters not to worry, but to go out en masse on Saturday to vote for Umana as Akwa Ibom governor and all other APC candidates in the state House of Assembly.


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He is gambling with the state's allocation. You berra change your mind before it's too late.

The issue is very simple, PDP applied first and got it. It is a matter of "First Come First Served".

barcanista:
The issue is very simple, PDP applied first and got it. It is a matter of "First Come First Served".

And when apc applied first in edo and latter gave it to pdp it was not "first come first served abi"God will save your soul from deteriorating

barcanista:
The issue is very simple, PDP applied first and got it. It is a matter of "First Come First Served".

This' the first question you should have asked before concluding: "Was the Stadium used by the PDP on the said date?" If YES, then it would be justified. Anyway, Akpabio would soon be given Ibori's treatment!!

bayulll01:


And when apc applied first in edo and latter gave it to pdp it was not "first come first served abi"God will save your soul from deteriorating

What concerns me and Edo? Is Adams a PDP man? Whatever he does is his decision. He can make his "Last come first served" that is his business. Akwa Ibom is "First Come First Served". I recall how Amaechi bluntly denied the C-in-C use of the stadium in Rivers earlier this year

barcanista:
What concerns me and Edo? Is Adams a PDP man? Whatever he does is his decision. He can make his "Last come first served" that is his business. Akwa Ibom is "First Come First Served". I recall how Amaechi bluntly denied the C-in-C use of the stadium in Rivers earlier this year

And what was your position or 'stand' on that (Amaechi's refusal) matter then?

donphilopus:


And what was your position or 'stand' on that (Amaechi's refusal) matter then?

My position was very clear, "Amaechi was 100% wrong" for denying the President and Rivers people state property.

donphilopus:

This' the first question you should have asked before concluding: "Was the Stadium used by the PDP on the said date?" If YES, then it would be justified. Anyway, Akpabio would soon be given Ibori's treatment!!

Buhari will extend his "anti-corruption" fight across board. From Amaechi, Rochas to Saraki, he will have to revisit the PTDF scandal, he will have to revisit the petition from "True Face of Lagos" against Fashola and every other petitions including the fraudulent transcorp deal by Obasanjo. Otherwise, he will be a lame duck to think of singling out Godswill Akpabio or any other PDP Chieftain. Let me reteirate that Buhari is bound to be a huge flop when he takes over mantle of leadership. But I wish him well for the sake of the country.

Do you know Ambode graduated as an accountant from University of Lagos at the age of 21?

Do you know he became a Chartered accountant at the age of 24 ?

Do you know he became a fellow of the Institute of chartered accountants at the age of 36 ?

Do you know he was the second best graduating student in WAEC+HSE at Federal government college Warri ?

Do you know JK was a strong Tinubu boy in ACN but left the party when Tinubu decided to pick fashola over him simply because Tinubu felt fashola would do better in governance because he is a lawyer and SAN while JK is a Pharmacist ? Do you know it was the potentials that Tinubu saw in Fashola that now became evident to all of us in the governance of Fashola ?

Do you know Ambode was the Accountant General of Lagos state when Federal Government was not giving Lagos state any Allocation at all for some years(Tinubu was the governor) ? And Ambode/Tinubu had to put creative minds together to run lagos for four years(despite the huge population and responsibility) ?

Do you know Ambode has 26 years of Administrative/accounting experience ?

Ambode is a quiet man and he does not blow his horn too loud, but he is quality, just like Fashola.

Let's put sentiments aside, let's vote in the best interest of lagos.

Ambo, Atide. Eko oni Baje.

barcanista:
My position was very clear, "Amaechi was 100% wrong" for denying the President and Rivers people state property.

Didn't he state that work was ongoing at that Stadium then? And did you condemn the President for forcefully gaining entrance into the Stadium?

barcanista:
What concerns me and Edo? Is Adams a PDP man? Whatever he does is his decision. He can make his "Last come first served" that is his business. Akwa Ibom is "First Come First Served". I recall how Amaechi bluntly denied the C-in-C use of the stadium in Rivers earlier this year

Barcanista a clown don't worry it will be well I understand you are still bitter about gmb wining

donphilopus:


Didn't he state that work was ongoing at that Stadium then? And did you condemn the President for forcefully gaining entrance into the Stadium?

Work was nnot going on when APC used it three times prior to PDP's application? I applauded GEJ's "forceful" enterance because the property belongs to Rivers State people and not Rivers state Governor. Anyway, from Sunday, Amaechi will be rendered politically worthless in Rivers State. He can go to Abuja or Kano to seek political relevance.

barcanista:
My position was very clear, "Amaechi was 100% wrong" for denying the President and Rivers people state property.
Buhari will extend his "anti-corruption" fight across board. From Amaechi, Rochas to Saraki, he will have to revisit the PTDF scandal, he will have to revisit the petition from "True Face of Lagos" against Fashola and every other petitions including the fraudulent transcorp deal by Obasanjo. Otherwise, he will be a lame duck to think of singling out Godswill Akpabio or any other PDP Chieftain. Let me reteirate that Buhari is bound to be a huge flop when he takes over mantle of leadership. But I wish him well for the sake of the country.

Buhari's government a flop? U must be silly! Just because ur political life is a flop, you now eat, sleep and dream flop. Go get a life Mr. Flop!

Will still not stop Buhari from getting sworn in on May 29th

barcanista:
Work was nnot going on when APC used it three times prior to PDP's application? I applauded GEJ's "forceful" enterance because the property belongs to Rivers State people and not Rivers state Governor. Anyway, from Sunday, Amaechi will be rendered politically worthless in Rivers State. He can go to Abuja or Kano to seek political relevance.

Guess just the way you've been rendered Political worthless on Nairaland that you had to go on Twitter to go seek political relevance!! BTW, I guess you would commend Buhari as well if he forcefully does anything when he's sworn in!!

bayulll01:


And when apc applied first in edo and latter gave it to pdp it was not "first come first served abi"God will save your soul from deteriorating

APC didn't apply first in Edo una too dey lie chaiii8 na wah

Na them build am?

Make I here word, abeg.

barcanista:
My position was very clear, "Amaechi was 100% wrong" for denying the President and Rivers people state property.
Buhari will extend his "anti-corruption" fight across board. From Amaechi, Rochas to Saraki, he will have to revisit the PTDF scandal, he will have to revisit the petition from "True Face of Lagos" against Fashola and every other petitions including the fraudulent transcorp deal by Obasanjo. Otherwise, he will be a lame duck to think of singling out Godswill Akpabio or any other PDP Chieftain. Let me reteirate that Buhari is bound to be a huge flop when he takes over mantle of leadership. But I wish him well for the sake of the country.

buhari cannot flop to d level of gej cluelessness,even if buhari jail akpabio,orji and co,and fail to probe apc members,is better than clueless gej that fail to probe d opposition.if every govt probe opposition like obj,and yar'udua even probe his own party members,dis country would have be better by now,gej is a total failure,i don't like hearing his name.anybody is better than gej,and buhari is d best.

Jesusloveyou:
buhari cannot flop to d level of gej cluelessness,even if buhari jail akpabio,orji and co,and fail to probe apc members,is better than clueless gej that fail to probe d opposition.if every govt probe opposition like obj,and yar'udua even probe his own party members,dis country would have be better by now,gej is a total failure,i don't like hearing his name.anybody is better than gej,and buhari is d best.

lets check it at this point of view, we have 3 independent ministries in naija appointed by mr president.
INEC
EFCC
ICPC
INEC chairman did his job well by the aid of the presideency even when people said mr president is tryng to scuttle the elections n induct an interim govt.
the other agencies what made them not to be effective when we all knw they r independent agencies. or will mr president gives u a job n tell u what to do, isnt that interferring which constitute abuse of office in a democratic settings?

Baba too like dey waka waka...make he go sit down. Na visit you call am? So him na visitor? Eheen, if the house owner no want the visitor, make he go chill.

Really

endtimes

I know there's more to this story,however according to the letter it wasn't Akpabio who denied APC the stadium but the managing body.

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na APC build am? Buhari is a bastard!

Yeye dey smell

Dharniel:
He is gambling with the state's allocation. You berra change your mind before it's too late.

Akpabio performed more than Brf quote me, without a Godfather 2 toss him around !