The More Reasons Why Akpabio Must Go

Under the administration of Godswill Obot Akpabio, life is no longer safe in Akwa Ibom

State. For more than two and one-half years of his administration, Akwa Ibom State has

become and has remained the reference point for cultism, terrorism, kidnapping, armed

robbery, prostitution, money laundering, corruption, lies, political assassinations, cost of

contract inflation, cronyism, nepotism, and voodoo practice.

Akpabio is so much now into reading mafia and gangster books, which makes people wonder why

a state governor would be fascinated with mafia stories. His favorite books are "Mafia

Manager" by Mackaveli, "48 Loss of Power," "The Prince," "With Blood Letting Ritual." These

are the books that give governor Akpabio ideas on how to exact his punishments on his

perceived enemies and opposition. He once told an opponent not to run for the governorship

of Akwa Ibom State or he (Akpabio) will make Akwa Ibom ungovernable for the opponent if he

(the opponent) happens to win.

In a normal society, which Nigeria is not, someone with a personality of Godswill Akpabio

would never have been allowed into government, let alone become a governor. Here is a man

who was well known to be an active cult member in his school days. Those who know him said

he was very active in the KKK and the Buccaneer Cults. At the time of Abacha's regime,

during which scores of Nigerians were maimed and killed, just as it is happening now under

his regime, Akpabio was one of those that organized the million-man march in support of

General Sani Abacha. As a young lawyer in Lagos, the story is now well known that Akpabio

used to compose many of the letters, for a fee, which many "419" practitioners used to fax

all over the world to unsuspecting victims.

Those who know Akpabio well are still wondering where on earth did Victor Attah bring him

into government. And when he resigned as a Commissioner in Attah's administration to run for

the governorship of Akwa Ibom State, very few people, if any, knew that the man had no plan

for Akwa Ibom State, and probably never even believed in himself to win the election.

If Victor Attah's administration did not leave behind uncompleted projects, Akpabio would

never have done anything substantial for the people of Akwa Ibom State, despite all the

money that has been pouring into the State coffer.

Within the last 32 months of his governance, scores of complaints and petitions have been

leveled against him and his administration. He has been known to surround himself with

people whose characters are questionable. Many highly placed members of his administration

were into and some are still practicing cultism.

For example Ime Albert, who is the Commissioner of Finance, has been known to be the

founder and still an active member of the cult group known as the Vikings. It is interesting

that Chris Ekong, a one time Commissioner of the same Ministry, which Albert is now in

charge, was also an active and founding member of the cult group known as the Buccaneer and

Vikings.

What many Akwa Ibom people do not know is that these highly placed men have been using their

link to cult groups, and their positions in government, to fight for contract awards,

positions in government, and control of Akwa Ibom State resources.

For example, when Chris Ekong was the Commissioner for Finance in Akpabio's administration,

he tried all possible maneuverings to buy the ravine in Uyo, which is now owned and has been

owned by the family of the murdered "Submarine" brothers. At the same time, other cult

groups, such as Imeh Albert's Vikings, have been vying for the acquisition of the same

ravine business. And when neither of them got their ways, lives were eliminated as a

consequence, which may explain the root cause of the death of "Submarine" and his brother in

a botched plan to kidnap them in order to extract money--typical mafia and cult style of

doing business.

Akpabio's supporters may try as much as possible to put a white paint on him, but the truth

on the ground now is that governor Akpabio is the most hated man in Akwa Ibom State. The

people he governs are fed up with him. Unemployment among the youths is at all time high,

while members of his family are getting fatter and fatter. At dawn everyone has to remain

indoors for fear of crime, while his cronies are under 24 hour protection by the very police

the people are paying their salaries.

While people are dying of hunger, someone like Nsetip Akpabio (Akpabio's brother) is

junketing the globe daily trying to hide all the money which Akpabio is stealing from the

people's treasury. Akwa Ibom State is now run as if it is a family affair of Akpabio's clan.

Anyone who does government contract in Akwa Ibom State has to purchase materials from

Akpabio's family member. Failure to comply would result in automatic cancellation of the

contract award.

It is no wonder that Akpabio's administration is crumbling. For one thing, many members of

his administration really frowned at his donation of N50 million to Babangida when Akpabio

visited the former Head of State over the death of his wife. His one time supporter, Anietie

Okon, who used to protect Akpabio's interest at the Arik Airline is no longer with the

airline and reports have it that the two are now in a strained relationship. Former

Commissioner Chris Ekong, whom Akpabio lured back to Akwa Ibom State with a promise of

making him a Commissioner again, is now under detention. And Chris Ekong's cult "boys" have

vowed revenge if anything happens to him, which means more kidnappings and more murders are

in the offing.

At the national level, Akpabio's prognosis for his second-term ambition seems darker by the

day. With eventual confirmation of his arch enemy, former Ambassador Sam Edem whom Akpabio

accused of attempting to assassinate him, as the next Chairman of the Independent National

Election Commission, or INEC, one can understand why Akpabio's nerves are beginning to

crack. For sometime, there has been a rift between Goodluck Jonathan and Godswill Akpabio

over ownerships of some oil rigs. If Goodluck Jonathan happens to become the Acting

President of Nigeria, which is highly likely, Akpabio might as well kiss good-bye to his bid

for a second term.

All these problems add up to more reasons why the people of Akwa Ibom State can't wait for

2011 to come, so that they can no longer continue to live with the nightmares that Akpabio's

administration is now imposing upon them. Yes, Akpabio must go, and Akpabio will go, it's

just a matter of time.

By
Thompson Essien
The Voice of the Poor Masses
Defender of the Oppressed
Social Critic
A native of Ibibio nation of Ubium Republic extraction, now living in the safe and beautiful

city of Portland, Oregon, where no AKPF, ADUMA, ADV, and Akwa Ibom State politician can

reach.

please who are the "Submarine" brothers?. What really happened to them?

the submarine are the ekpeyoung brothers who were brutally murdered after the governor wanted to buy their inheritance a borrow pit where all uyo rsidents buy sand/gravel its been run by the family as a business since colonial times and one of them was an engineer and one just came in from europe

but i hear he provides free education

Whatever,he is their best governmor ever.i didnt even read it is too long to read,
Akwa ibom is now full of construction,they even have IPPs

I have a feeling the poster has enough evidence to substantiate his allegations, probably that's why he's living in exile.

Well Dr. Chris Ekong was never a finance commissioner he was at Economic dev. ministry. SO HOW DO U SEE SEN. J. UDOEDEHE

Where did the poster come from?
Just come out with tacitrum without proof nor logic. Merely hearsay, You need to learn courtesy and manner of internet usage