The Senate Minority Leader and Senator representing Akwa Ibom
North West Senatorial District, Godswill Akpabio has denied media speculations
that he was embroiled in a rift with his successor, Governor Udom Emmanuel
describing such insinuations as the handiwork of political jobbers.
Senator Akpabio in a statement in Abuja by his Special Assistant
on Media, Anietie Ekong said so far he was satisfied with the performance of
Governor Emmanuel and added that he cannot be engaged in a feud with an
administration that Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District played a significant role
on its emergence.
"It is obvious that the
concerns raised by the Senator during the end-of-the year stakeholders meeting
organized by the Deputy Governor that all was not well was misunderstood and
political jobbers sought to feast on it.
"What the Senator said was
that their House should be put in order so that the votes from Ikot Ekpene
Senatorial District would be put intact for Governor Emmanuel in the next
election.
"Senator Akpabio is
satisfied that the areas of concern raised by the stakeholders which were
further explained by the Governor during the follow-up meeting with him to the
satisfaction of the stakeholders present at the meeting were receiving the
attention of the government," the statement said.
Senator Akpabio commended
Governor Emmanuel for working with security agencies to eliminate a notorious
militant, Akaninyene Jumbo alias Iso Akpafid who had killed many citizens of
Ukanafun LGA and its environs and rendered many refugees in the last one year,
which he noted was another area of concern by stakeholders of Ikot Ekpene
Senatorial District. He said with the killing of the hoodlum peace would return
to that part of the Senatorial District.
The statement said Senator
Akpabio had consistently pointed out that Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District would
stand by Governor Emmanuel and pledged the support of the people towards the
reelection of the Governor with its over 500,000 votes.
The release cautioned those
making inciting statements to create a wedge between the Senator and the
Governor to desist from it as they were only doing so for their personal
benefit. He sued for peace in the state and advised politicians to desist from
politics of hatred and blackmail which would not augur well for the unity of
the state.
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