By Obio Monday

Businessman and former governorship aspirant in Cross River State, Engr Ben Akak has debunked reports that he has defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP).

Reacting to a post shared on Facebook by Engr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the NNPP Presidential Candidate, who posted that Engr Akak is the governorship candidate of NNPP in Cross River State, Engr insisted that he is a strong member of the APC and urged his supporters to disregard the rumour as it is fake.


Engr Kwankwaso’s post had read:

“Engr Ben Akak NNPP Gubernatorial candidate (Cross Rivers State) and Hon Chris Injar Ogar (Serving member Cross Rivers House of Assembly Etung constituency), in company of the NNPP State Chairman and Hon Yakubu Shendam (NNPP Candidate House Of Representatives BOKI/IKOM Federal Constituency) Paid a solidarity visit (7th July, 2022) to the NNPP Presidential candidate HE Engr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, PhD, FNSE in Abuja.”


In statement signed on his behalf by Mr. Isaiah Ekpenyong, Engr Akak said though he visited Engr Kwankwaso, his visit had nothing to do with defecting to the NNPP.


The statement read in full:

MEETING WITH HIS EXCELLENCY, ENGR. RABIU MUSA KWANKWASO: ENGR. BEN AKAK REMAINS AN APC MEMBER, IGNORE ANY MESSAGE TO THE CONTRARY.


Our attention has been drawn to a message posted on the Facebook page of His Excellency, Engr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso suggesting that Engr. Ben Akak is now the NNPP gubernatorial candidate in Cross River State for the 2023 elections and widely shared by other media platforms, and strongly believe the meeting between Engr. Ben Akak and Engr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso recently, may have been misrepresented in that message.



We want to categorically state that as a politician, Engr. Ben Akak is at liberty to meet with political leaders and statesmen who wish for a better Nigeria and we are very uncomfortable when such meetings are misrepresented to give different meaning to what it is, while leaders are still meeting.



We therefore wish to let the Public, his supporters and well wishers know that Engr. Ben Akak for now remains a strong APC member in Cross River State and that they should ignore any/every message to the contrary, no matter where such message is coming from.


Any change of position will be made known by Engr. Ben Akak and not by a third party.


E-signed

Ekpenyong Isaiah

For: Engr. Ben Akak

Source: https://www.grassrootreportersng.com/2022/07/i-remain-a-strong-member-of-apc-ive-not-defected-to-nnpp-engr-akak.html?amp=1

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