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Ekpoudom Optimistic Of Victory As Akpabio Begs Him To Accept Party's Choice by Islie: 8:31am On Jun 20, 2022
Senatorial Ticket: Ekpoudom Optimistic of Victory as Akpabio Begs Him to Accept Party’s Decision


Despite the submission of the name of former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswin Akpabio to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by the national leadership of the All Progressive Congress (APC), DIG Udom Ekpoudom (rtd) is still optimistic of flying the party flag for the Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial district election come 2023.

This was just as Akpabio has appealed to Ekpoudom to accept the turn of event if he has the interest of the party at heart.

The DIG Udom Ekpoudom Senatorial Campaign Organisation in a statement issued weekend said there was no cause for alarm and urged his supporters to remain calm as, “no man should play God with the people’s mandate.”

“While the submission of ‘candidates’ names to beat INEC’s deadline was expected, the Commission (INEC) as regulator shall at the appropriate time, in line with the law, publish the name and particulars of the rightful flagbearer who won the senatorial primary and who shall lawfully be on the ballot for the 2023 general elections and that name, unarguably, shall be DIG Udom Ekpoudom (rtd).”, it stressed.

The statement signed by the chairman, Ekpoudom Senatorial Campaign Organisation, Rt Hon Uwem Udoma recalled that, INEC had publicly acknowledged that it never monitored, the primary that allegedly produced Senator Akpabio after he lost the APC presidential primary.

He reiterated that the senatorial primary for the senatorial district was lawfully held on May 27, 2022, where Ekpoudom emerged winner and was at no time canceled, nullified, or declared inconclusive to warrant a “rescheduled election”?

Meanwhile, the Senator Godswill Akpabio Senatorial Campaign Organisation in a statement weekend expressed shocked at the position of Ekpoudom to the decision of the national leadership of the APC.

“It is time therefore to sheathe the sword and look at the bigger picture in the interest of the party and the state.

“This continuous exchange of recriminations can never forge the needed unity the party so badly needs to win the upcoming election.

“We appeal to DIG Udom Ekpoudom as an Elder of the party and his supporters to close ranks and embrace the olive branch that shall come with inclusiveness and benefits for all,” it added.

Akpabio regretted that Ekpoudom had made serial but hollow claims that he won the ticket of APC to be on the ballot for the election of North West Senatorial District.

The statement added, “it is on record that Rt Hon Ekperikpe Ekpo contested and won the nomination which took place on May 28, 2022 at Ikot Ekpene Township in accordance with the timetable published by the party with necessary notifications served relevant agencies of government preceding the primaries as required by law.

“However the leadership of the party citing infractions ordered for a rerun via a letter signed by the National Secretary of APC and Ekperikpe willingly withdrew from that rerun primary urging his teeming supporters to nominate Senator Akpabio as the flagbearer of the party for North West Senatorial District

“DIG Ekpoudom’s claim that he is the rightful holder of the ticket of Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District is patently against the grain of reality and truth and contemptuous to the wellbeing of the party.

“DIG Ekpoudom knows that the primary that purportedly produced him was not ordered by an EXCO that is known to the national body of the party and Law and therefore lacks legitimacy.

“For the Resident Electoral Commissioner to claim that he monitored the illegality rather than the approved primary which was widely publicised smack of a conspiracy deliberately arrayed against a section of the party.

“Steven Leo Ntukekpo led State EXCO of the party is the one recognised by the national hierarchy of the party and known to Law.

“So all authorisations pertaining to Congress should emanate from him and his EXCO otherwise the outcome would be deemed to be illegal, illegitimate and a mere bogus claim.”


https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2022/06/20/senatorial-ticket-ekpoudom-optimistic-of-victory-as-akpabio-begs-him-to-accept-partys-decision/

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Re: Ekpoudom Optimistic Of Victory As Akpabio Begs Him To Accept Party's Choice by Nobody: 8:34am On Jun 20, 2022
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Re: Ekpoudom Optimistic Of Victory As Akpabio Begs Him To Accept Party's Choice by inspectorg(m): 8:38am On Jun 20, 2022
Nigerian politicians lust for power never cease to amaze me.

See as most of dem wey contest and fail presidential primary don dey shake shake lyke drug addict wey never take im drug for a long while only for dem to run back to disrupt the peaceful and successful senatorial primaries.

Lawal , Akpabio and co na person force una resign from una hobby (ABUJA WORK) go contest for presido?

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Re: Ekpoudom Optimistic Of Victory As Akpabio Begs Him To Accept Party's Choice by chatinent: 8:41am On Jun 20, 2022
Dirty politics.

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Re: Ekpoudom Optimistic Of Victory As Akpabio Begs Him To Accept Party's Choice by Minime10(f): 8:57am On Jun 20, 2022
So if your claims are anything to go by, why then are you people begging Mr. Ekpoudom to relinquish his ticket to akpabio
Mind you, Mike Igini isn't a kind of man that play games. Just accept that it is all over for akpabio. APC sending akpabio's name to INEC amount to uselessness, because at the appropriate time, Mr . Udom Ekpoudom's name shall be the name on the ballot for Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District under APC.

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Re: Ekpoudom Optimistic Of Victory As Akpabio Begs Him To Accept Party's Choice by HIGHESTPOPORI(m): 9:01am On Jun 20, 2022
The Court will do the needful

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Re: Ekpoudom Optimistic Of Victory As Akpabio Begs Him To Accept Party's Choice by Maxymilliano(m): 9:24am On Jun 20, 2022
DIG Ekpo Udom will sure get his mandate in court.

Good enough he has INEC backing

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Re: Ekpoudom Optimistic Of Victory As Akpabio Begs Him To Accept Party's Choice by saucespecies: 9:38am On Jun 20, 2022
Why should he accept the party choice?

And is it even possible for someone that did not partake in the primaries to become a flag-bearer?

Political comedians at the corridor of power.

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Re: Ekpoudom Optimistic Of Victory As Akpabio Begs Him To Accept Party's Choice by ProfAmaben(m): 10:14am On Jun 20, 2022
All criminals would be retired permanently in 2023

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Re: Ekpoudom Optimistic Of Victory As Akpabio Begs Him To Accept Party's Choice by FemiLAWAL1O: 10:14am On Jun 20, 2022
Really ?
Re: Ekpoudom Optimistic Of Victory As Akpabio Begs Him To Accept Party's Choice by atobs4real(m): 10:14am On Jun 20, 2022
Na wa oo every body no wan leave their national cake

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Re: Ekpoudom Optimistic Of Victory As Akpabio Begs Him To Accept Party's Choice by Administration1: 10:15am On Jun 20, 2022
Ekpoudom na correct guy, he was one of the person's Akpabio recommended for AIG during his time as Governor. Well, I believe he and Akpabio can come to a compromise. But Akpabio sef, he should stop looking for Plan B, since he has forfeited his meal for the Mr. Shaker

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Re: Ekpoudom Optimistic Of Victory As Akpabio Begs Him To Accept Party's Choice by bencarson007(m): 10:16am On Jun 20, 2022
Another Lawan and Machina loading... Lawyers in the house be ready to cash out... Cases many... E go choke... Las las Akpabio go collect wotowoto same as Law an very soon... APC on self destruct in 3...2...1

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Re: Ekpoudom Optimistic Of Victory As Akpabio Begs Him To Accept Party's Choice by mayklef(m): 10:16am On Jun 20, 2022
akpabio ko, agbado ni
awon werey gbogbo

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Re: Ekpoudom Optimistic Of Victory As Akpabio Begs Him To Accept Party's Choice by Pio44: 10:16am On Jun 20, 2022
When a man pays u to vote for him u don't need a soothsayer to tell u he wants to steal.A vote buyer is a thief any time any day, so vote LP, vote peter obi

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Re: Ekpoudom Optimistic Of Victory As Akpabio Begs Him To Accept Party's Choice by fasho01(m): 10:17am On Jun 20, 2022
The chronicles of Akpabio and his political miscalculations

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Re: Ekpoudom Optimistic Of Victory As Akpabio Begs Him To Accept Party's Choice by stormylarger: 10:17am On Jun 20, 2022
This life no balance at all.
Re: Ekpoudom Optimistic Of Victory As Akpabio Begs Him To Accept Party's Choice by Chinjo2: 10:17am On Jun 20, 2022
I dey laugh
Re: Ekpoudom Optimistic Of Victory As Akpabio Begs Him To Accept Party's Choice by barnaby04(m): 10:18am On Jun 20, 2022
APC is a lawless party and the direct opposite of the change they claim to be. If not, how would a party substitute the name of someone that won a primary with someone that did not even participate in the process.

Nigerians must strive at all cost to free themselves from the shackles and poverty bondage of APC by voting them out of power in 2023 election.

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Re: Ekpoudom Optimistic Of Victory As Akpabio Begs Him To Accept Party's Choice by goodyvin02(m): 10:19am On Jun 20, 2022
What do these polithiefcians take us for?

E go clear them 2023
Re: Ekpoudom Optimistic Of Victory As Akpabio Begs Him To Accept Party's Choice by Nobody: 10:20am On Jun 20, 2022
At the end, what APC did was not fair

This is how parties end up in division...

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Re: Ekpoudom Optimistic Of Victory As Akpabio Begs Him To Accept Party's Choice by Nobody: 10:21am On Jun 20, 2022
Ekpoudom should reclaim his mandate, undemocratic process can't secureu Apkabio
Re: Ekpoudom Optimistic Of Victory As Akpabio Begs Him To Accept Party's Choice by 9jatriot(m): 10:22am On Jun 20, 2022
Even if the man agrees, can a political party just put a name that they like to replace a supposed winner of the primary?

APC is just being foolish here. All PDP needs to do is to come and second and then go to court and claim that APC has not candidate because Akpabio did not contest in the primary and as such has no reason at all to be on the ballot paper.

The same thing applies to Ahmed Lawal. Those duo should go and look for another profession to do in the next 4 years.
They can learn a trade if they have no other job to do

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Re: Ekpoudom Optimistic Of Victory As Akpabio Begs Him To Accept Party's Choice by nedekid: 10:22am On Jun 20, 2022
He should ask for $50m from akpabio.
Take the hot cash and go relax for 4 years.

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Re: Ekpoudom Optimistic Of Victory As Akpabio Begs Him To Accept Party's Choice by emmabest2000(m): 10:23am On Jun 20, 2022
Politics with bitterness grin

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Re: Ekpoudom Optimistic Of Victory As Akpabio Begs Him To Accept Party's Choice by jrusky(m): 10:25am On Jun 20, 2022
You mean the man is DIG as in DIG of police? Then Akpabio should go and rest game over.

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Re: Ekpoudom Optimistic Of Victory As Akpabio Begs Him To Accept Party's Choice by Nobody: 10:27am On Jun 20, 2022
jrusky:
You mean the man is DIG as in DIG of police? Then Akpabio should go and rest game over.

Was DIG. He retired a while ago.

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