Akpabio, AKPF and Ibibio Ethnic Cleansing
The dreaded AKPF and Akpabio are now in for series fight. The issue is over the Apostle Sam Akpan bid for 2011 Eket Senatorial seat following Akpabio's refusal to support him for senate. The fight is so serious that Akpan boys whose structure Akpabio used for 2007 elections are now being intimidated by Akpabio's foot soldiers using police no less than 2 meetings of the AKPF, the latest being at Etinan LGA. Akpabio's decision to pitch tent with former Minister, Helen Esuene believing that her closeness with General Olusegun Obasanjo would help him out of the logjam, has caused more problem for him as the Sam Akpan boys were all under cultic oath to Akpan and have vowed to fight too. Note, they all have loyalty to Akpan that the reason Akpabio refuses to fund the councilors and local government which setup was under Sam Akpan supervision this was the reason he opted for ADV and ended up with 200 groups to break the monopoly in his normal tradition of replying gratification/goodwill with evil/wickedness, example where the hotel Aqua Resort was bought by him, he promised the former owner, the present chairman of Ini LGA the chairmanship seat and then turned around to support his fellow cultist Etetim Awatim against the man so that he may lose the money. Instances also occur where a certain Ibokette who was the chairman of Annang students and was custody of Akpabio in his apartment for years in Unical and the man who taught Akpabio how to drive and bought him his first ever flight ticket was promised state secretary of the party and after the man spent so much money, he was dumped by Akpabio and I hear that he now lives in penury. I have many instances people he lived with benefited from not to talk of the ones you now know. The Christy Essien's, Ini Fidelis Etim, Udoma Bob Ekarika, Victor Attah etc, his life has the same pattern of deceit in the end.
Currently, he is sponsoring the removal of Ukpabio Ukpa, the Ifim Ibom Ibibio using Robert Obot, the Paramount Ruler of Nsit Ibom in a fight that will cause dire consequences for several Ibibio Paramount Rulers. These men were said to have pasified him at Ifim Ibom burial over a mere condolence. In the sponsored crisis, Akpabio is busy engineering Robert OBot and also telling Akpabio Ukpa he is not responsible for the instigation. I gather he has told the paramount chiefs involved that they should give him the bill for installation of the new Ifim Ibom Ibibio, to further these acts the Ibibio ancestral shrine at Asan has been desecrated by the destruction of the Akai Ibibio and removal of traditional elephant tusk without the custodians doing nothing or not noticing the forest being cleared by bulldozers. When you talk of a planned ethnic cleansing, what is more than these? Because he wants to cause a serious fight between brothers. It must be noted that following the state traditional rulers edict that where a paramount ruler has not been seen for 3 months, another will take place and the elevation of Ukpa from deputy was done and accepted fully by all these paramount chiefs under Attah's government then.
Meanwhile, at a meeting with house members recently, Akpabio asked for loyalty from them at his trying moments and requested their unalloyed support, with that note of defeat from him directly, the politically aware ones have noted as professional politicians the maxim, that “you don't have to be in a sinking ship to die with the captain and are redrawing their maps as the curtain draws up Akpabio.” It will soon be a “to they tent oh Israeal”. I think may not eventually contest the race as minus screening, may like Pharaoh drown in the red seas pursuing the children of Israel. Urged on by crooked pastors and advisers, juju the end draws nearer and like Ceaser Nero when Rome was burning refused to be moved.
In the meantime, his wife and brother Nsetip Akpabio are fighting over supply of tricycle as he intend to add too much suffering in Uyo by banning Okada (commercial cyclists totally) at a time when states like Cross River are buying good quality cars not grey (not fit for use in Africa) Hyundai cars 200 units but removed money for 400 units and post in Akwa Ibom website 1000 units. These vehicles are supplied by his in-laws and they breakdown on reaching 100,000kilometres and have since disappeared from the roads.

Emma Udo wrote in from Calabar, Cross River State.