Ex-Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State has denied rift with his successor, Governor Udom Emmanuel…

Senator Godswill Akpabio

In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Anietie Ekong, Akpabio said: “It is obvious that the concerns raised by the senator during the end-of-year stakeholders’ meeting organised by the deputy governor, that all was not well, was misunderstood and political jobbers sought to feast on it.”

“What the senator said was that their House should be put in order so that the votes from Ikot Ekpene senatorial district would be put intact for Governor Emmanuel in the next election.”

“Akpabio is satisfied that the areas of concern raised by the stakeholders, which were further explained by the governor during the follow-up meeting with him, to the satisfaction of the stakeholders present at the meeting, were receiving the attention of the government.”