Politics
My opponents are using my name to scare tribunal judges – Akpabio
Former Minority Leader of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom North West), has said his opponents are using his name to intimidate judges of the election tribunal.
Akpabio, who lost his reelection bid to the Senate to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said his opponents have started ascribing false and malicious statements to him to paint him in bad light before the tribunal.
The former Akwa Ibom governor, stated this in a statement by his media aide, Anietie Ekong, describing as ‘unfortunate’, ongoing propaganda that Akpabio vowed to secure victory at the Appeal Court if the tribunal refused to deliver judgment in his favour.
The statement reads: “The attention of Senator Godswill Akpabio has been drawn to malicious news titled: “I will win at Appeal if tribunal judges refuse to perform”, with an equally malicious rider “says Appeal Court President in his palms.
“We state categorically that Senator Akpabio never uttered those words. The article is political propaganda manufactured from the pit of hell. The obvious objective of this ill-advised article is to intimidate and blackmail members of the Akwa Ibom State election tribunal and sway them from the course of justice.”
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According to the statement, nothing would stop the Senator from seeking redress in court for the ‘brazen robbery’ of his mandate which the people of Akwa Ibom North West gave him.
“It is not just about Senator Godswill Akpabio. The right of the people of Akwa Ibom North West to freely choose their leader cannot be mortgaged. This is why Senator Akpabio has chosen the path of due process by challenging the electoral heist of February 23. Such daylight robbery cannot stand.
“The tribunal will have no inhibition upturning the shambolic election. This is why his opponents are in panic. The Senator has implicit confidence in the judiciary to dispense justice without fear or intimidation,” he added.
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