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Oba's Bribery Cases: WHY He Can't Govern Akwa Ibom by edikandavid(m): 5:16pm On Apr 25, 2022
I have always maintained my stance that no amount of insult hurled on me can change, as I'm not moved by any sentiments. I cannot see a pit in the day time and be careless to fall into it at night.

If OBA could get involved in all these financial related crimes as a Commissioner and then as a Senator, one wonders how the State funds will perish in his hands. God forbids that he becomes our Governor.

This is why God will not allow him to govern Akwa Ibom. Read for yourself the crimes below;

Car bribery

In May 2017, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission detained Akpan over cars that Akpan had allegedly received as a bribe from Jide Omokoreyears beforehand while Akpan was Akwa Ibom Finance Commissioner and Chairman of the State Inter-Ministerial Direct Labour Coordinating Committee. Reporting showed that the Omokore's companies – Bay Atlantic Energy and Sahel Energy – received contracts from the Direct Labour Coordinating Committee and the EFCC claimed the vehicles were used to bribe Akpan. Akpan called the detainment and investigation politically motivated and claimed to have filed a suit against the EFCC for breaching his fundamental human rights.
In August 2018, the EFCC filed charges against Akpan and Omokore in the High Court of Lagos Statefor corruption and bribery. The case was later tossed out by Justice O.A. Taiwo due to jurisdictional issues based on the defense's argument that the case should have been brought in Akwa Ibom not Lagos State.

False Asset DeclarationEdit

In June 2018, charges were filed against Akpan for failing to declare his true assets after an investigation by the Special Presidential Investigation Panel on the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP) which accused Akpan of failing to disclose his ownership or the true cost of several houses.[28]Akpan labeled the charges a plot to tarnish his image and bound to fail.

Petroleum Industry Bill bribesEdit

After the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) in August 2021, Akpan was accused of facilitating the bribery of federal legislators to guarantee the legislation's advancement despite significant public opposition to parts of the text. According to Peoples Gazette reporting, at least $10 million was paid to legislators in payments organized by Akpan and Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Timipre Sylva with between $1.5 million and $2 million going to both Senate President Ahmad Lawan and House Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila.

Multiple legislators corroborated the story with several legislators expressing anger, not that the Gbajabiamila and Lawan allegedly took bribes but instead that the bribes were not shared equally among the legislators as other legislators claimed to have received $5,000 for representatives and $20,000 for senators. Gbajabiamila, Lawan, Sylva, and Akpan all declined to comment on the story.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassey_Albert_Akpan
click on corruption and allegations

https://saharareporters.com/2021/08/20/petroleum-bill-shameless-nigerian-lawmakers-battle-senate-president-lawan-house-speaker

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