Elders of the All Progressives
Congress, APC, in Akwa Ibom State, have alleged that former governor of the
state, Senator Godswill Akpabio is unfit to become a minister under the next
administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The elders, in a letter to
President Buhari, which was made available to newsmen yesterday, warned him not
to dent his image by appointing Senator Akpabio as a minister because of the
corruption allegations hanging on his neck.
The group, under the aegis of
Ibom Integrity Initiative, in the protest letter, warned that appointing the
former governor a minister will only be an invitation for crisis in Akwa Ibom.
The protest letter was signed by
the executive vice president of the group, Dr. Asuquo Edidem Etim, and copied
to the national chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole, the Secretary to the
Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha, and the Chief of Staff to the
President, Abba Kyari.
The letter reads, “Mr. President,
this second mandate affords you the opportunity to select your ministers in a
manner that will ensure that they do not become liabilities to your government
or dent your impeccable image. Characters with known corruption allegations or
propensity for pettiness, mischief, treachery, profligacy and vendetta, should
be avoided. Senator Godswill Akpabio, unfortunately, is one of such integrity
deficient individuals.
“Many had thought that his
(Akpabio) joining APC would bring cool breeze of good fortunes to the party in
the state, but rather his highhanded nature and disrespect for internal
democracy in the party and the will of the people to chose their leaders,
became a raging storm that uprooted the recognized structures of the party
right from the grassroots, as he imposed party leaders from the wards and even
unit levels. Leaving many party men and women very bruised, trampled and
disgruntled. This sadly affected the chances of our governorship candidate,
Obong Nsima Ekere.
“Akwa Ibom has many respectable,
level headed personalities that would represent the state with grace at the
federal executive, just as our son, Mr. Udoma Udo Udoma, Minister of Economic
Planning, has done creditably in the past four years. In terms of loyalty to
the party and contributions to its development in the state, we have Party men
including Chief Umana Umana and Senator John Udoedehe, among others who had
toiled to keep the party afloat over time in the state,” the letter read in
part.
Akpabio, a former People
Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain and ex-Senate minority leader, is among top
senators who lost their bid to return to the Senate during the recent general
election.
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