Nsit Ubium State constituency: Otobong Edemidiong, Blessing Mbakara sponsored thugs to cause mayhem


The just concluded PDP ward delegates congress held in Nsit Ubium Local Government Area was outrightly peaceful, but some scanty areas witnessed a bizarre volume of violence perpetuated by some unscrupulous elements whose primary motives was to maim, kill and disrupt the exercise in order to suit the whims and caprices of their principal and sponsor.

According to an impeccable source, it was revealed that some political thugs loyal to one Mr. Otobong Edemidiong, an ex-transition Chairman of Nsit Ubium LGA, and Mrs. Blessing Mbakara, an ex-councillor, attacked officials of the PDP and others, after perceiving that a greater percentage of the delegates elected at the Congress, have strong supports for Barr. Otobong Effiong Bob.

The hoodlums were said to have been aggrieved by the prospect of Barr. Otobong Effiong Bob winning the Nsit Ubium State constituency seat come 2019.

Our source disclosed that a meeting was held in Uyo residence of Otobong Edemidiong, where plans to forment trouble during the ward delegates congress was conceived and in the said meeting, Otobong Edemidiong paid each of the thugs the sum of Five thousand naira (N5 000.00) as mobilization fee to execute their ill motives and devilish intentions. The idea of this nefarious activity by Otobong Edemidiong, Blessing Mbakara and their political thugs was to cause trouble so that it would be blamed on the Distinguished Senator Effiong Bob or the leading aspirant for Nsit Ubium State constituency, Barr. Otobong Effiong Bob.

The source maintained that there is a very serious gang up by Mr. Otobong Edemidiong and Mrs. Blessing Mbakara against Barr. Otobong Effiong Bob, as far as the race for the Nsit Ubium State constituency election is concerned. Prior to the ward delegates congress, Mr. Otobong Edemidiong and Blessing Mbakara had collaborated to destroy the campaign billboards mounted by the supporters of Barr. Otobong Effiong Bob.
Having unleashed mayhem during the congress, our source hinted that they met again yesterday to further plan more terror during any upcoming political events.

However, there is this adage that when you see a young boy dancing on the middle of the road, there is an old man in the bush providing the music". Thus, Mr. Otobong Edemidiong and Mrs. Blessing Mbakara have boasted several times and on various fora that some big wigs in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly and state government are backing their candidature for the 2019 Nsit Ubium State Constituency, therefore, the thugs can go ahead and cause problems, as they will not be arrested by anybody in the state, or if it eventually happens, the said big wigs will ensure their immediate release.

However, our correspondence contacted Mr. Otobong Edemidiong that there were series of meetings with youths in his residence but he declined to disclosed the nature of the meeting and Mrs. Blessing Mbakara was not available to speak on the matter, as she neither picked their calls nor return same.