Ex- Gov Akpabio interrogated, released

Former Governor of Akwa Ibom State and Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, who was interrogated and released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday, has said that he was not arrested, but rather, he went to the agency on his own volition, in response to an invitation.

The media team of Akpabio after he returned to his house from the office of the ant graft agency last night took to his twitter handle saying the Senate minority has nothing to hide about his two term of office as the governor of Akwa Ibom State.

Akpabio’s media team said via his Twitter handle, @SenAkpabio that he has arrived home some hours after.

The tweets read: “His Excellency, Senator Akpabio is back to the house. We want to reaffirm that he has nothing whatsoever to hide about his term in office in Akwa Ibom.”

Read also: Ex-gov Akpabio arrested by EFCC

Earlier, @SenAkpabio had tweeted: “Senator Akpabio was never arrested. He simply obliged an invitation to come and answer some questions at the EFCC headquarters.

“Senator Akpabio has nothing to hide that’s why he walked into EFCC himself this evening to answer questions about his tenure in Akwa Ibom.

“Those who are playing politics with the decision of Senator Akpabio to honour the EFCC invitation must be acting a known script.

“Senator Akpabio was called from EFCC to come for explanations and he drove there himself 50 minutes later. So, why all the news of arrest?”

Akpabio was at the Abuja Headquarters of the EFCC yesterday, at about 5. 20pm over a petition dated June 22, 2015 and addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari and the EFCC by Leo Ekpenyong who alleged that Akpabio, fraudulently converted N108.1 billion belonging to Akwa Ibom State during his tenure as governor.

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