Godswill Akpabio
Former Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, has expressed
regrets for what he called “imposing” the Akwa Ibom State governor, Udom
Emmanuel, on the people of the state.
Apologising before a crowd at Ikot Ekpene Plaza, Akpabio, who
returned from his mother-in-law’s burial at Enugu on Sunday evening,
said Emmanuel was the greatest mistake he made in a hurry, and asked to
be forgiven.
Akpabio, who represents Akwa Ibom North West in the Senate, noted that Emmanuel
“is a mistake that must be corrected in 2019.”
“Udom (Emmanuel) is a mistake that must be corrected in 2019.
All hands must be on deck to ensure that the mistake is corrected for a
people-oriented leadership under the ruling All Progressives Congress at
the centre.”
According to him, “Emmanuel’s administration has failed the people,” forcing him to take decisive actions to correct the anomaly for posterity to be fair on him.
Akpabio spoke of the prevalence of hunger and deprivation in Akwa
Ibom State since the Emmanuel administration assumed power, adding that
it was time for “holistic action” to liberate the state from the
shackles of bad governance.
Akpabio had, in the run up to the 2015 elections, declared
Emmanuel, then Secretary to the State Government, next in line to
succeed him, even when 26 aspirants jostled for the post.