Browsing: Godswill Akpabio

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

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.