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Penalty For Electoral Fraud: Akpabio Distances Self From Jailed Uniuyo Professor by SibaKeAkwaibom: 8:59pm On Mar 27, 2021
Senator Akpabio Distances Self From Professor Who Rigged His Election



Following a ruling given by the Court that a Professor should be jailed in prison for two years, as his penalty for rigging the 2019 Senatorial election in Akwa Ibom State, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has distanced himself from the University Don, maintaining that he didn't asked anyone to rig any election for him.

Making this known in a Press Statement signed by the Press Secretary to the Niger Delta Affairs Minister, Mr. Anietie Ekong, Senator Akpabio opined that the two years jail term given to the Professor is in line with the constitutions of Nigeria.

The University Don whose name is Professor Peter Ogban, a Professor of Soil Science, was the INEC returning office for Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District election in 2019 where Senator Akpabio was seeking a reelection.

Prof Ogban at the cause of the collation of results, had allegedly manipulated the election results to Akpabio's favor. While all INEC staff who were with him reported to the electoral umpire how they were kidnapped to an unknown location where they were forced to alter the result to favor the Senator and his party, Ogban maintained that there was no violence in the election, as it was free, fair and devoid of violence.

The Professor who was accused by his colleagues for getting money from Akpabio to manipulate the election result, was found guilty and sent to two years in Prison by a Federal High Court in Uyo.

Senator Akpabio having known Prof. Ogban's fate had said that in he colluded with PDP and INEC to rig him out of the election. He said it is unfair for anyone to link the jailed Professor to him.
Re: Penalty For Electoral Fraud: Akpabio Distances Self From Jailed Uniuyo Professor by triple996(m): 9:28pm On Mar 27, 2021
grin
our politicians koboko
them to de do us ojoro
that Prof de one chance
Re: Penalty For Electoral Fraud: Akpabio Distances Self From Jailed Uniuyo Professor by JaneYave(f): 9:30pm On Mar 27, 2021
A whole Professor of Soil Science. You should get to a stage in life where you don't trade your integrity for money. Saying NO saves.
Re: Penalty For Electoral Fraud: Akpabio Distances Self From Jailed Uniuyo Professor by yinkus6750(m): 9:43pm On Mar 27, 2021
Still find it difficult to belief that Okay Ekpene senatorial people rejected Akpabio cos of AOC, despite all he did for then for eight food years as governor.
We yet to know the truth if what actually transpired.
Anyway, everyone has moved on, including the Prof who moved to prison

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