Former Senate Minority, Godswill Akpabio, says God has ordained the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, in the February 16 election.
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President Muhammadu Buhari has denied insinuations that he asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to stop the probe of a former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio, after the latter joined the All Progressives Congress last year, The PUNCH is reporting.
Buhari made the call on Saturday during the launch of the APC Zonal Campaign Rally for the North West held at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kofar Mata, Kano
The Senate Committee on Local Content has intervened in a disputed contract sum of 670,000 dollars between Chevron and Solewant a Nigerian firm involved in pipe coating for oil and gas companies.
A Nigerian carrier, Dana Air, has extended its multi-million naira sponsorship deal with Uyo-based Akwa United FC of Akwa Ibom for the 2018/19 Nigeria Premier League season.
The chieftain, a long-standing political kingmaker, popularly called Mentor by Ini politicians, defected on Friday at a rally at Methodist School, Mbiabong Ikot Udofia, Ini, with thousands of supporters, including a serving local government supervisor, two chapter executive members, 56 ward executive members and six former councillors
Osinbajo gave the assurance at an event organised for entertainers, tagged: “An Evening with the Vice President,” in Lagos on Friday
The argument ensued when the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, refused to allow former Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, to contribute to a Point of Order raised by Senator Bassey Akpan.
The Peoples Democratic Party has berated former Governor of Akwa-Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio, over his alleged plots with the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Obong Nsima Ekere
The youths described the endorsement as an act that could only have been carried out by ungodly persons.
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the dualisation of the road linking Ikot Ekpene in Akwa Ibom State and Aba in Abia State.
Akpabio, alongside Sen. Ita Enang, Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), led delegation from Akwa Ibom State APC on a courtesy visit to Buhari at the presidential villa on Monday.
Some human right lawyers have said there was no truth in the allegation that the former Senate Minority Leader and representative of Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District, Senator Godswill Akpabio, defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress to avoid being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
The controversial comment by the former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio, that he would lead the “invasion” of the state in 2019 the same manner the infamous Adolf Hitler did to Poland, has continued to generate dust and anger among indigenes and stakeholders in the state.
The position of the police was contained in a statement by the spokesman of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command, DSP Odiko MacDon.
The President gave the assurance when he spoke to a correspondent of the Nigeria Television Authority on arrival from London on Saturday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, after his 10 working days vacation
A Human Rights lawyer, Frank Tietie, has advised that the seat of the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, be declared vacant since he had defected to another party.
Akpabio made this known in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Monday.
The group spoke at a press conference while the chieftains spoke at different occasions.
Misau, in a statement, urged Nigerians to disregard such empty talk by the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress