A’Ibom PDP mocks Osibanjo, APC over statement on stolen mandate
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom has observed that since the conclusion of Presidential and National Assembly elections and the subsequent announcement of the results, Senator Godswill Akpabio and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have been falling over themselves to concoct fairy tales to explain how and why they failed at the polls.
The party further observed that the APC has extended the blame for its poor performance in the election to the Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC) in the state.
In a statement issued in Uyo yesterday and signed by the State Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Comrade Ini Ememobong said that APC was living in a fool paradise as they protest for redeployment of the State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr. Mike Igini adjudged to be one of the best hands in election duties in the country.
“It is trite that the worst form of deceit is self deceit, but for APC and Senator Akpabio, deceit of any kind is the modus operandi. The highest display of self deceit was the circus created for the Vice President to perform Monday at Uyo. ”
Referring to the visit of the Vice President, Prof. Osibanjo to Uyo Monday, Comrade Ememobong recalled that it was unknown to the VP that his hosts, especially Senator Akpabio, were aspirants to the hall of fame of political comedy as he appeared on the stage and was cued to perform
“He vomited exactly what he had been fed with. He exclaimed that their mandate had been stolen and that it will be reclaimed. While his immediate audience applauded him, the external audience was deeply disappointed at such illogical outburst from a person who ordinarily should be learned.”
Emdmobong maintained that Akwa Ibom people have identified the mandate thieves as those who refused to go on consultation and grassroots campaign but held rallies in towns instead of telling the people what their plans were and proclaimed themselves god and touted their invincibility.
He blamed APC for taking the electorates for granted, preferring to deal with the big names and concluded that on the day of election, those who brought policemen and army personnel to aid in electoral malpractice were the real thieves.
“After the election, during collation, the real thieves are the people who went to Oruk Anam INEC office, Ikot Ekpene INEC office and Essien Udim INEC office.
Those who invited the GOC and order the Army to help in their attempt to thwart the announcement of Senatorial results for Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District result are the thieves. Those who sought to bribe INEC staff with foreign currency are the real thieves.”
Ememobong also alleged that as PDP was preparing for the next Saturday elections, the APC have sought for help from Edo State, using Adams Oshiomhole as the liaison, to recruit armed political thugs ferried in 53 buses, led by Tony Kabaka and Osakpamwan, alias ‘no molest’.
“They have also mobilized touts to start peaceful protests that will snowball in violent unrest in Uyo, the State capital. They have also purchased and sneaked in weapons of different dimensions.
That is their preoccupation instead of reaching out to the electorates. For them election preparation is synonymous with war readiness and nothing more pretentious.”
He therefore called on the general public, the international community and security agencies to discountenance the baseless cry of Osinbajo, Senator Akpabio and the entire APC in the state.
