IF AKPABIO SHOULD FAIL TO PARTICIPATE IN THE RERUN........

By Umani Uwemedimo





Undoubtedly one of the most colourful politicians of his rogue generation, Godswill Akpabio, former Commissioner, Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, former governor of Akwa Ibom State, former Minority Leader and former senator, all under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP is what bombasts would call 'tailor-made'. But as village people would always do it, he was bewitched into joining a group, APC detested by every Akwa Ibom child. This marked the end of his doggedness and high esteem.


What may give an indication to his seeming overconfidence is his speech at a rally in Ikot Ekpene on July 16, 2018, attended by the state governor, Udom Emmanuel. It was there Akpabio gave notice of his impending defection from the PDP.  He told his audience to deemphasize the platform, because “Godswill will be done again and again irrespective of the political party”. Less than 30 days after, he crossed over to the All Progressives Congress on August 18, 2018 having gone to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari earlier in faraway London.


It was sad to behold the great Akpabio once seen as a tiger falling prey like a fingerling to the Ukarakpa of Africa. His fall was indeed catastrophic. He fell with his entire body inside Ukarakpa's mouth. But this is same man that avowed to deliver the Niger Delta region in her entirety to APC and President Buhari within three(3) of the general elections. There's no fall that would have been worst than Akpabio's fall.


Soon after his hilarious defeat at the polls, Akpabio had strived to upturn the Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District election outcome. He made several attempts to win by a majority judgement at the Election Petition Tribunal, but at last what he got was only but a dissenting judgement.


Before the National Assembly Election Tribunal could give her verdict on his petition, Akpabio was favored to appear on the Ministerial nominee list of His Excellency the President. Gracefully, he was screened and appointed Federal Minister of Niger Delta Affairs. Eeveryone had thought that his appointment would put an end to the long struggle to reclaim the Senatorial seat which he said was his mandate stolen from him. But just when everyone thought that all Israel had returned to their different tents, something came on Akpabio and boom, he moved to the Appellate Court. Was he sick or under enchantment? What would have excited him to Appeal his dead petition when he had already been compensated with a more juicy offer? This was the question every sane person asked. Indeed Akpabio was drunk in pride and feeling of unattainability.


What did he think would happen at the Apex Court? Nothing extraordinary would have happened. The level of inhumane treatment unleashed on voters, INEC officials and observers as well as the destruction and carting away of sensitive electoral materials in Essien Udim Local Government Area was alarming. In view of this, the Appellate had ordered for a rerun in only Essien Udim in a bid of correcting the abnormalities that took place there during last general elections.


Immediately Akpabio realized his position from the Court's decision, he declined contesting the rerun election. But why would he run from the same rerun election he was seeking for? It's only a coward that would run from a fight he instigated. But I'm not by any means trying to say that Senator Godswill Akpabio is a coward. Even if he would resign, go for the election and lose. At least He would lose honourably and return home as a legend.

His excuse for not accepting to run is unreasonable and least expected from someone of his caliber. Again, his attempts to substitute his name with Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo is nothing but a a planned suicidal mission for a man like Ekpo who has great integrity. If Akpabio is afraid of contesting an election in his Local Government Area, how possible it is for Ekperikpe Ekpo who's from far away Etim Ekpo Local Government Area to win Election in Essien Udim? It's actually saddening to note that Akpabio is craving to transfer his beating to our very beloved and renown Obongemem Ekperikpe Ekpo. But we thank God for INEC who has struck out such satanic substitution plan.

Akpabio as we speak is in his worst state of confusion. He's constantly asking himself if he should contest or not. But because the stipulated period for a candidate's resignation before standing an election had elapsed, there's nothing on earth that would clear him to stand the rerun election. This automatically implies that APC will not participate in the election. Is this good for a party that's fighting to have a rooted structure in the State?

Akpabio's refusal to resign his position as Minister thereby participating fully in the rerun means that he has destroyed all the chances the APC has in the Akwa Ibom State. By 2023, I promise you that the Party's gubernatorial candidate will back out of the election at the dying minute. This won't occur because APC wouldn't stand a chance of winning, but because their leader had built a foundation and pathway where every Candidates of the party will be running from election for the fear of defeat.

Akpabio has successfully reduced his party, APC to an object of mockery and public ridicule. How would they explain this to the world that they had a chance of taking a slot out of the three Senatorial seats of the State, but Akpabio sacrificed it on the altar of cowardice? How would Akpabio be able to sleep with his both eyes closed each time he gets to remember that he fled from contesting an election with Ukarakpa, the same man he mocked and said to have been a primary school child where he is?

An Annang man is known for bravery. No matter how high the odd is, an Annang man will never bend, but would prefer to die honourably than to become a coward because of death. I'm not by any means craving to dig into Akpabio's originity. But how would he look into the eyes of his children as an Annang man to tell them he absconded from the same election he said would never fail?

Just like Bishop Samuel Akpan, Akpabio has kept a bad name for his generations. If he fail to stand the election, one day. Someone would want to say to another Akpabio, " go away. We cannot give you our Party's ticket so that you don't abscond from the election like your fathers". This is posterity and soon, he'll start knocking. Oh. What a name!


Umani Uwemedimo is a public Affairs Analyst

Akpabio's refusal to resign his position as Minister thereby participating fully in the rerun means that he has destroyed all the chances the APC has in the Akwa Ibom State. By 2023,

They didn't have much of chance in hindsight. APC should focus it's efforts on cross river instead. They dont have a strong candidate to run against.

AlhajiUmani:
IF AKPABIO SHOULD FAIL TO PARTICIPATE IN THE RERUN........

By Umani Uwemedimo





Undoubtedly one of the most colourful politicians of his rogue generation, Godswill Akpabio, former Commissioner, Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, former governor of Akwa Ibom State, former Minority Leader and former senator, all under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP is what bombasts would call 'tailor-made'. But as village people would always do it, he was bewitched into joining a group, APC detested by every Akwa Ibom child. This marked the end of his doggedness and high esteem.


What may give an indication to his seeming overconfidence is his speech at a rally in Ikot Ekpene on July 16, 2018, attended by the state governor, Udom Emmanuel. It was there Akpabio gave notice of his impending defection from the PDP.  He told his audience to deemphasize the platform, because “Godswill will be done again and again irrespective of the political party”. Less than 30 days after, he crossed over to the All Progressives Congress on August 18, 2018 having gone to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari earlier in faraway London.


It was sad to behold the great Akpabio once seen as a tiger falling prey like a fingerling to the Ukarakpa of Africa. His fall was indeed catastrophic. He fell with his entire body inside Ukarakpa's mouth. But this is same man that avowed to deliver the Niger Delta region in her entirety to APC and President Buhari within three(3) of the general elections. There's no fall that would have been worst than Akpabio's fall.


Soon after his hilarious defeat at the polls, Akpabio had strived to upturn the Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District election outcome. He made several attempts to win by a majority judgement at the Election Petition Tribunal, but at last what he got was only but a dissenting judgement.


Before the National Assembly Election Tribunal could give her verdict on his petition, Akpabio was favored to appear on the Ministerial nominee list of His Excellency the President. Gracefully, he was screened and appointed Federal Minister of Niger Delta Affairs. Eeveryone had thought that his appointment would put an end to the long struggle to reclaim the Senatorial seat which he said was his mandate stolen from him. But just when everyone thought that all Israel had returned to their different tents, something came on Akpabio and boom, he moved to the Appellate Court. Was he sick or under enchantment? What would have excited him to Appeal his dead petition when he had already been compensated with a more juicy offer? This was the question every sane person asked. Indeed Akpabio was drunk in pride and feeling of unattainability.


What did he think would happen at the Apex Court? Nothing extraordinary would have happened. The level of inhumane treatment unleashed on voters, INEC officials and observers as well as the destruction and carting away of sensitive electoral materials in Essien Udim Local Government Area was alarming. In view of this, the Appellate had ordered for a rerun in only Essien Udim in a bid of correcting the abnormalities that took place there during last general elections.


Immediately Akpabio realized his position from the Court's decision, he declined contesting the rerun election. But why would he run from the same rerun election he was seeking for? It's only a coward that would run from a fight he instigated. But I'm not by any means trying to say that Senator Godswill Akpabio is a coward. Even if he would resign, go for the election and lose. At least He would lose honourably and return home as a legend.

His excuse for not accepting to run is unreasonable and least expected from someone of his caliber. Again, his attempts to substitute his name with Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo is nothing but a a planned suicidal mission for a man like Ekpo who has great integrity. If Akpabio is afraid of contesting an election in his Local Government Area, how possible it is for Ekperikpe Ekpo who's from far away Etim Ekpo Local Government Area to win Election in Essien Udim? It's actually saddening to note that Akpabio is craving to transfer his beating to our very beloved and renown Obongemem Ekperikpe Ekpo. But we thank God for INEC who has struck out such satanic substitution plan.

Akpabio as we speak is in his worst state of confusion. He's constantly asking himself if he should contest or not. But because the stipulated period for a candidate's resignation before standing an election had elapsed, there's nothing on earth that would clear him to stand the rerun election. This automatically implies that APC will not participate in the election. Is this good for a party that's fighting to have a rooted structure in the State?

Akpabio's refusal to resign his position as Minister thereby participating fully in the rerun means that he has destroyed all the chances the APC has in the Akwa Ibom State. By 2023, I promise you that the Party's gubernatorial candidate will back out of the election at the dying minute. This won't occur because APC wouldn't stand a chance of winning, but because their leader had built a foundation and pathway where every Candidates of the party will be running from election for the fear of defeat.

Akpabio has successfully reduced his party, APC to an object of mockery and public ridicule. How would they explain this to the world that they had a chance of taking a slot out of the three Senatorial seats of the State, but Akpabio sacrificed it on the altar of cowardice? How would Akpabio be able to sleep with his both eyes closed each time he gets to remember that he fled from contesting an election with Ukarakpa, the same man he mocked and said to have been a primary school child where he is?

An Annang man is known for bravery. No matter how high the odd is, an Annang man will never bend, but would prefer to die honourably than to become a coward because of death. I'm not by any means craving to dig into Akpabio's originity. But how would he look into the eyes of his children as an Annang man to tell them he absconded from the same election he said would never fail?

Just like Bishop Samuel Akpan, Akpabio has kept a bad name for his generations. If he fail to stand the election, one day. Someone would want to say to another Akpabio, " go away. We cannot give you our Party's ticket so that you don't abscond from the election like your fathers". This is posterity and soon, he'll start knocking. Oh. What a name!


Umani Uwemedimo is a public Affairs Analyst

Political prostitute, moving from a wining party to another when d party fails non of ds Nigeria politicians are very loyal to dr party..... to stay there both in good and bad times.

Akpabio should not have gone to appeal court since he already had a bigger offer.

He brought this shame upon himself.

Blue3k:


They didn't have much of chance in hindsight. APC should focus it's efforts on cross river instead. They dont have a strong candidate to run against.

Akpabio had every chance. He stood a better chance than his opponent because he was a governor and that's his local government. He has empowered many boys who were ready to die for him.

But in a contest, a winner must emerge.

In a rigging excercise, one person must outdo the other.

Buhari has many outstanding politicians as ministers, there is no excuse for the government to fail. Akpabio is very good hand.

But right now millions of people are dying of extreme hunger.