Former Governor of Akwa Ibom State and Minority Leader of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has taken desperate measures to cover traces of corruption and misappropriation of state funds during his tenure as the Governor of Nigeria's highest revenue received state, Akwa Ibom from 2007-2015, several reliable sources in Akwa Ibom State.

The sources revealed that as part of this scheme, Mr. Akpabio, has invaded government offices in the state including the Akwa Ibom State Government Office, the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly and the Office of the State Accountant General. He allegedly carted away sensitive official government documents which may have given anti - graft agencies traces of billions of naira belonging to the state,  stolen while Akpabio was the Governor.

On Monday, August 3rd, 2015 Mr. Akpabio in company of few reliable allies, stormed the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly in a G - wagon Mercedes Benz with another salon vehicle and ordered the Speaker of the House, Hon. Aniekan Akpan, a first time member who was imposed on the House despite the aspirations of two returning members of the House for the same position amidst protests and controversy and the Clerk of the House, Mrs. Mandu Umoren, to surrender certain official and classified documents of the House to him.

The duo who are loyalists of the former governor packed the demanded documents and handed them over to Mr. Akpabio who remained inside the vehicle throughout the operation. One of the sources who witnessed the clandestine move told Saharareporters that some members of the House were aggrieved over the development.

Another source within the Akwa Ibom State Government revealed that the former Governor is rattled by a recent publication by Diamond Bank Plc which shows that the state was owing the bank 5.8 billion naira obtained during the tenure of Akpabio. The source hinted that the loan was never approved by the State House of Assembly and that Mr. Akpabio was determined to forge official documents of the House to cover the infraction.

On the documents taken from the State Government Office and the Office of the Accountant General, the source further hinted that beyond the loan, that Mr. Akpabio is desperate to cover up for certain huge expenditures and withdrawals which took place during his tenure as governor including the ones contained in several petitions against Mr. Akpabio to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by doctoring and forging government documents to give such expenditures and withdrawals the stamp of legislative and executive approvals.

SaharaReporters exclusively reported on June 23, 2015, that questionable withdrawals were made by three officials within the Akwa Ibom State Government. The trio of Godswill Akpabio, Mr. Etekamba Umoren, and Mr. Udo Isobara all conspired and successfully ransacked the Akwa Ibom State Government Accounts together.

The funds were fraudulently extracted on the basis of fictitious expenditure requests made by Permanent Secretary, Etekamba Umoren, which were authorized by the then Governor Godswill Akpabio, according to a petition by Mr. Leo Ekpenyong, an Abuja based legal practitioner.

The total sum of N40.1 billion of mostly N10m per withdrawal fraudulently withdrawn as cash by the Offices of the Permanent Secretary, Governor's Office and the Permanent Secretary, Special Services Department in 2014 was never spent on any public projects. The total amount of monies stolen by Godswill Akpabio in just one year is equal to the annual budget of some states in Nigeria put together, according to the petition.

Mr. Akpabio, according to several sources is determined to cover up for these withdrawals and other cases of embezzlement of public funds by him.

Meanwhile, Sahara Reporters has obtained a copy  of a fresh petition, the third by the same petitioner, Leo Ekpenyong, dated 3rd August, 2015 addressed to the Chairman of EFCC and copied to the president of Nigeria and the Director General of the State Security Services.

In a press statement made available to Sahara Reporters issued on Friday August 7, 2015  lawyers from Akwa Ibom under the auspices of Akwa Ibom State Lawyers Forum. Abuja urged the President not to be distracted by Akpabio and other Senators of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The statement read in part, “The outpouring of the aspersion by the Godswill Akpabio-led 49 member Senate Caucus of the PDP on President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-graft crusade is a deliberate attempt to stampede and blackmail the President.

“As ministers in the ‘temple of Justice,’ we condemn Akpabio’s vituperations on the current administration’s war against corruption, which is the bane of our growth as a nation. It is worthy of note that the eight - year reign of Akpabio in Akwa Ibom State without mincing words will go down in history as the "dark era" of massive looting of the State treasury, since its creation in 1987.

Furthermore, Akpabio has series of corruption related petitions against him pending at the EFCC, currently being investigated, which is why he is raising false alarm against Mr. President to evade prosecution and conviction."

http://saharareporters.com/2015/08/08/senate-minority-leader-godswill-akpabio-desperately-moves-destroy-evidence-corruption

I couldnt comprehend this topic. what are they saying?

Hmmm

Cc: Barrister francis

See him face.... All this money that they keeo stealing... Will they take it to the great beyond

Akpabio won't escape this. He knows he is guilty of all these allegations, hence the desperation.

makzeze:
I couldnt comprehend this topic. what are they saying?

i was thinking i'm the only one...

i wonder if he will escape this one this time.

Well, it is now left to the EFCC and the Judge to serve justice without fear or favor. Whether Akpabio is innocent or guilty, let justice prevail!

Chief of rogues!Godswill Akparogue

makzeze:
I couldnt comprehend this topic. what are they saying?

the topic is long. I had to shorten it b4 I could open the thread. Now, feed ya eyes with the content. You ll have a nice time reading if u are not a lazy reader.

smh

This man has a long history with Sahara Reporters. He's like "Adolph Hitler" of Akwa Ibom. He should be named Emperor Godswill Akpabio for his notable role in being very brutal on opposition and press during his 8 year reign

And he is a senator of the federal republic.....
We are in for some laws that will protect criiminals in this 8th assembly.
Let's see if he can run and also hide

how stupid do you need to be to not disappear evidence before leaving office

Sahara Reporters, please take your useless focus off my able former governor Akpabio. Btw, how come you Bumwipes haven't done any report on APC Governors like Rochas, Aregberascal, and co who wrecked their states, looted the coffers, and can't pay their workers? No oh, focus on the one governor that transformed a backwater state to the fastest growing state in Nigeria with the very best civil infrastructure.

Useless fools.

The fear of Buhari.

What more can i say........

Shakara reporters should rather focus on imbeciles like AreGBESE rather chasing after one of the best performing public servants in the fourth republic!!! If you like write from now till enternity Akpabio has complete control of Akwa Ibom state

You guys desperate moves to smear the good name of the Senate Minority Leader, His Excellency, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio is a failure ab initio.

Let me favour your falsehood media house(sahara reporters) and the op with a little more of my precious time to demystify your hate campaign on the people's leader:

1. Senator Godswill Akpabio was not instrumental to the leadership of the sixth Assembly in Akwa Ibom State.

2. He authorised frivolous withdrawals from the State Government accounts on the 23rd of June, 2015, when he wasn't the governor?

3. So if at all the former Governor needed to carry out any of such an invasion, does it mean he doesn't have 1,000 and 1 capable hands yo send to do that?

As I speak, he is the most popular politician in Akwa Ibom State and commands the highest followership.

Stop this rubbish.

Akpabio during his tenure was very liberal in dishing out cash gifts. He was sought after by the movie and music industry stars.

EFCC should also extend an Invitation to him.

This man is smarter than APC or EFCC or whatever they are!

Akpabio, the forger in chief. You cannot always Forge everything.

makzeze:
I couldnt comprehend this topic. what are they saying?

First of all, you have to read. Secondly if you are not from aks, you may not understand

Akpabio of all persons?



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does he look like a saint to you? Well, this doesn't come to me as a surprise.

If he was smart he would have covered his tracks long before now, but like his former president, always medicine after death!.

Proper case of huru huru to the answer and fire brigade approach!.

And I'm yet to see Barcanista and his dogs scream "APC propaganda". Or call Akpabio a corrupt individual like they did Fashola, Tinubu and co.