Is Udom Emmanuel Trying To Jail a Governorship Candidate? Governor Finally Speaks on Allegation
- Governor Udom Emmanuel has dispelled allegations linking him to the legal travails of Senator Bassey Akpan
- He said he knew nothing about the corruption case as the anti-craft agency was only doing its vested duties
- Governor Emmanuel consequently urged the blackmailers to face their cases and sort out themselves
In what can be described as an emphatic statement, the Akwa Ibom state governor, Udom Emmanuel, has denied allegations that he is behind the legal travails of the governorship candidate of the Young Progressives Party, Senator Bassey Akpan.
The Economic And Financial Crimes Commission is currently prosecuting Albert over alleged graft, and a judgement is being expected a few days from now.
Source: UGC
According to the Akwa Ibom governor, he knew nothing about the corruption case as the anti-craft agency was only doing its vested duties, Punch Newspaper reports.
He consequently urged those he described as blackmailers to face their cases and sort out themselves.
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He said:
“I’m reading on the internet; some candidates of some parties are saying the governor wants to imprison them.
“It is total lies because I’m not that type of a governor. I don’t even know the facts of the cases they have with the EFCC.
“These are cases that started even before I became the governor. Let people stop blackmail and face their lives. People are just out to blackmail people.
“I entered Abuja, everybody was calling me saying ‘this candidate say you want to imprison him.’
“This matter came even before I became the governor. I don’t know the fact of the case, I’m not a Judge, I don’t know anything. These people have cases with the EFCC, let them go and sort out their cases and just leave blackmail and propaganda.
“We came here to govern, we have an account, we’re servants of God, Let that propaganda stop. Enough of that.
Atiku holds closed-door meeting with top PDP governor, reveals winning permutation
Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has held a closed-door meeting with Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom state and the chairman of the Atiku/Okowa presidential campaign council.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by Atiku on his verified Twitter handled on Monday, November 14, while expressing the hope of taking back the country from the ruling party. According to Atiku, the meeting was held on Sunday night, November 13, alongside his running mate, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state, at the Akwa Ibom governor's lodge in Abuja.
Atiku also disclosed that the meeting was also attended by the governorship candidate of the PDP in Akwa Ibom. The presidential hopeful expressed optimism about recovering the country with one Nigeria.
Source: Legit.ng
