It was not a surprise because I knew there was nothing that could happen for PDP to be displaced in Akwa Ibom State. The events that happened between 2015 and 2019 did not change anything in any way despite the defection of Senator Godswill Akpabio to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The best outing for APC in terms of membership in any location, ward or local government in the state, is not more than 30 per cent.
APC leaders allege that the results collated at the units were manipulated at the local government collation centres by the PDP in connivance with the REC? The APC also alleged that the issue of the card reader is not constitutional and that it’s not the duty of INEC to cancel an election once it is announced by the returning officer. How do you react to this?
If anybody conspired, he was the one conspiring against the state. He betrayed the state and the entire people. When we went to Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District, we all contributed money to the stadium, and not less than 20,000 people were mobilized to the stadium to give him his second term mandate. Unfortunately, all he could say was that the people would go with him anywhere he goes no matter the platform. That was the highest level of pride.
Let the truth be told without fear or favour.