Following his loss at the just concluded National Assembly elections, former Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio has made fresh moves to replace current Chief of Staff to the president, Abba Kyari.

A source at the presidency revealed that Senator Akpabio in the last 48 hours has had a couple of meetings with close confidants of the president and top officials to discuss the move.

Akpabio is proposing that should the president appoint him, a Christian from the core southern part of Nigeria into such a sensitive office, the current notion that Mr President is shielded by a cabal controlling the affairs of the state will die a natural death.

Akpabio is expected to tie the knots on that appointment with President Muhammadu Buhari as the latter is scheduled to visit Akwa Ibom State on Monday on a thank you tour where he will have a town hall meeting with a cross section of people from all walks of life.

The presidential advanced team have already checked into Bexco Hotel and Suites, 24 Abel Damina Avenue, Osongama Estate, in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital.

The other presidential advanced team scheduled to be in Imo State have moved over to Delta State in anticipation of the president's visit.

The presidential source revealed that part of the Akpabio's plan is to use the town hall parley in Uyo to instigate the audience to call for the redeployment of current top staff of INEC in the state, which should pave way for the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) to take over the oil rich state.

The former Governor of Akwa Ibom State had made similar inroutes into the presidency during the Goodluck Jonathan era, knocking off the like of former Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, who eventually left the PDP in acrimonious circumstances.

Abba Kyari was appointed Chief of Staff to the president on 27th August 2015. He was preceded by Brig.-Gen Jones Oladehinde Arogbofa and Chief Mike Oghiadomhe, who both served under President Goodluck Jonathan.

No one cares let's just get on with Nigeria

Drama Drama

Fake news.

As if a cabal member can be replaced by some nonentity who couldn't even win his senatorial seat.

Akpabio is desperate , someone who prided himself as a godfather in Akwa ibom, lost his senatorial re-election which he didn't envisage Now he is junketing the whole of Abuja looking for any appointment.
Udom has retired him politically.

Even if he chooses to replace buhari's cows with giant Brazilian cows, it still won't happen... Akpabio is the least of buhari's slaves naa.. after the likes of Keyamo, Osinbajo et al.

The way network left my phone when I wanted to view this topic ...is the way Akpabio political life will burn out if the thought is real. His time is up and will be investigated Asap. He has touched the lion's tale finally.

Drama at best

Buhari will replace kyari with Akpabio? Joke of the century! If you are not a northerner, u can't get that close to the president. Akpabio in his heart of hearts regrets moving to APC and might decamp when all this is over.

this is just another hatch game plan of the cabal.......people like Abba kyari, Mamman Daura, Boss Mustapha, etc wants to divert attention from them and this buhari double theory....they just wnt to sit at the backline and control this country by planting figure heads at various positions, which will take directives from them...they should remember death n know that power does not last forever!

This post is sponsored to cause rift and hatred against akpabio.

I laff in sawhili
Can a leopard change its spot?
Buhari can't be salvaged at 76. His bigotry mindset is from childhood.
Akpabio should know by now that Buhari feels more secured with Abokis around him.

fallout87:
Fake news.

As if a cabal member can be replaced by some nonentity who couldn't even win his senatorial seat.

You have a point there

Buy this is politics... They can sacrifice the position to Akpabio to calm his nerves and stop the notion of cabals...

But he can't still play a part in the presidency..

Fake news or no fake news, that Abba Kyari is a venom to this government. Seeing him alone, especially the way he looks, is enough to tell you that a government will not move forward.

PMB needs to overhaul this government.