Akpabio distances self from YPP candidate’s EFCC case

Senator Godswill Akpabio, former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, has described as ridiculous attempts by paid agents of some faceless politicians in Akwa Ibom State to drag him into the current dispute between the Young Progressives party governorship candidate, Senator Bassey Albert, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.Information Guide Nigeria

This was revealed by the former governor of Akwa Ibom State on Friday in response to articles on several social media platforms alleging his involvement in the YPP governorship candidate judgment issued on Thursday.

The YPP governorship candidate and Senator representing Akwa Ibom North-East (Uyo) Senatorial district in the National Assembly was sentenced to 42 years in jail for corruption in an EFCC prosecution.

However, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Jackson Udom, in Uyo, the state capital, Akpabio said he is pained by the occurrence and that those who did it know why they did it.

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The statement reads in part, “Our attention has been drawn to a very misleading and mischievious article currently being circulated in the social media by paid agents of some governorship candidates, which attempts to drag the name of former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill into the committal into prison of the Senator representing Uyo Senatorial District, Senator Bassey Albert by the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo.NYSC portal

“Attempts by some ill-informed fellows to point accusing finger at the former Senate Minority Leader in a matter he knows nothing about is to say the least, unfortunate, preposterous, and blackmail taken too far.

“For the records, Senator Akpabio was not even aware that Senator Bassey Albert had any existing case with the Economic and Financial Crime Commission not to talk of having knowledge of the facts of the matter. He was shell-shocked when news filtered in that the YPP Governorship candidate had been sentenced to 42 years in prison. Those who did this, know why they did it.JAMB portal

“It is nonsensical for the author of this piece of blackmail to admit in one breath that Mr Leo Ekpenyong had similarly written petitions against Senator Akpabio and in another breath claim that the former Governor armed him with documents to nail Senator Bassey Albert Akpan. Did Akpabio also give Leo Ekpenyong documents to write the petitions against himself?

“We want to state for the umpteenth time that the former Minister has no hand nor any knowledge of what Senator Bassey Albert was battling with until yesterday when the news of his imprisonment became public knowledge.

“If anything, Senator Akpabio is sad and he is praying and hoping that the Uyo- born Senator will be exonerated from all the charges at the higher courts in the land.”JAMB Result

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