Welcome, Guest: Register On Nairaland / LOGIN! / Trending / Recent / New
Stats: 3,143,202 members, 7,780,354 topics. Date: Thursday, 28 March 2024 at 12:55 PM

PDP Mocks Akpabio, Says He Withdrew To Avoid Another Defeat - Politics - Nairaland

Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Politics / PDP Mocks Akpabio, Says He Withdrew To Avoid Another Defeat (331 Views)

‘There’re Existing Laws’ — Akpabio Says NASS Will Not Review Social Media Bill / Insecurity: Where Is The $1 Billion You Withdrew To Purchase Arms – Wike / APC Style Of Fighting Corruption And Poverty Attracted Me - Akpabio Says (2) (3) (4)

(1) (Reply) (Go Down)

PDP Mocks Akpabio, Says He Withdrew To Avoid Another Defeat by universaltv: 1:21am On Dec 14, 2019
The People's Democratic Party has reacted to Senator Godswill Akpabio's withdrawal from Essien Udim Local Government Senatorial rerun election after securing a rerun win in court.

Praizenews Recall that the former Governor of Akwa Ibom State stated that he can't abandon a critical national assignment placed on him by President Muhammadu Buhari in pursuit of a rerun election.

However commenting on Godswill Akpabio's letter in which he urged the All Progressives Congress national excos to submit a replacement to run in his place, the PDP stated that the the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs withdrew from the senatorial race to avoid another defeat.

The opposition party maintained that the only way the APC can substitute a candidate is ''if the incumbent candidate dies a physical death, not a political death as that currently witnessed.''

The statement partly reads;



“Some days ago, our party, like other members of the reading public, saw a letter infixed in the headed paper of Senator Godswill Akpabio attempting to convey the purported withdrawal of the Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress candidate in Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District.

“Our response to that joke taken too far is that the rerun is a court ordered election to complete an earlier started electoral exercise, which by the judgement of the court has been declared inchoate. The only way the APC can substitute a candidate is if the incumbent candidate dies a physical death, not a political death as that currently witnessed.

“Senator Akpabio was a party before the court and the order of the court is that he should go back for a rerun in Essien Udim- that’s an order of the court and as a lawyer, he should obey that order and submit himself for confirmatory defeat.

“The purported withdrawal of the Senatorial candidate is a clear face-saving attempt by Chief Akpabio, in a bid to avoid a recurring defeat by Senator Chris Ekpenyong, whom he had earlier boasted was not a match for him. But like it’s common knowledge, pride goes before a fall. Senator Ekpenyong Defeated Chief Akpabio in 8 local government areas with a large margin of more than 38,000 votes-which is Akpabio’s present nightmare.

“On the funny claim that he has a patriotic task to perform at the Federal Executive Council as Minister, which is why he wants to withdraw from the race, the question is, when did he realize this duty which he claims he owes the Niger Delta? Why did he not withdraw before the Appeal court judgment? If the Court of Appeal had granted the reliefs he sought for, would he have still withdrawn?

“Our party seriously frowns at the clowning attempts by Senator Akpabio to derail the electoral process in Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District, as we have on good authority that he intends to use the judicial process to prevent the conduct of the rerun, by institutions court actions to compel INEC to accept his purported withdrawal- this suit he intends to drag up to the Supreme Court if he loses. Senator Akpabio, who once boasted that he couldn’t lose an election should have been excited as he was earlier, to show the world that he cannot lose an election in his local government area. Why is he afraid of going for an election in his native Essien Udim?”

See More below

Source ; http://www.praizenews.com/pdp-mocks-former-pdp-governor-akpabio-says-he-withdrew-to-avoid-another-defeat/

Cc lalasticlala

Re: PDP Mocks Akpabio, Says He Withdrew To Avoid Another Defeat by universaltv: 1:21am On Dec 14, 2019
Hmm this country
Re: PDP Mocks Akpabio, Says He Withdrew To Avoid Another Defeat by JonOlive: 1:33am On Dec 14, 2019
Hmm.
Re: PDP Mocks Akpabio, Says He Withdrew To Avoid Another Defeat by universaltv: 1:42am On Dec 14, 2019
JonOlive:


Family, pls I desperately need a job. I possess a diploma in Theology and another in TV Journalism. I play the piano and sing handsomely. And I am very good at camera operations. I am a prolific writer and fluent reader. I can be a very good radio/tv presenter or newspaper feature writer. Couldnt continue with my degree (at NTA TV College) for lack of funds. Im tired of menial jobs. I reside in Jos. Pls is there someone who will show me some love and offer me a job. Brokage don pepper me wella.
eeyah I need a job too bro ..am a graduate too ...Studied animal production
Re: PDP Mocks Akpabio, Says He Withdrew To Avoid Another Defeat by tobechi20(m): 2:56am On Dec 14, 2019
if akpabio had gone ahead, they would still talk.
Re: PDP Mocks Akpabio, Says He Withdrew To Avoid Another Defeat by Mynd44: 5:35am On Dec 14, 2019

(1) (Reply)

Who Else Has Seen This? / Ihedioha Will Rebuild Imo State – Obasanjo / United Kingdom Issues Security Alert To Citizens In Nigeria

(Go Up)

Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health
religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket

Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)

Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 13
Disclaimer: Every Nairaland member is solely responsible for anything that he/she posts or uploads on Nairaland.