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You should please forgive me for making this public, but the fact is that it is impossible for people like me to get access to meet you privately. Besides, I do not wish to be misconstrued by some of your aides, who tend to believe that coming close to you will endanger their jobs. I am writing this letter as a blue-blooded Akwa Ibom man and just like any other citizen with the right to hold and express opinion guaranteed under the law.

In the preface to the 2015 Manifesto of the All Progressives Congress, its former National Chairman, John Odigie-Onyegun, had invited Nigerians to hold the party accountable if it failed to fulfil its campaign promises. Odigie-Oyegun said: “I invite you to read our manifesto and share our message with all those who genuinely care about Nigeria. All Nigerians must join hands to actualize what is contained in this manifesto and hold us to account if we fail to achieve them. For us, this manifesto is our social contract with Nigeria.”

“This is an honour, not only to me and PREMIUM TIMES alone, ‎but also a celebration of the spirit of the Nigerian journalist who has continued to push in the face of daunting challenge including risks to personal safety,” said Mr. Isine, who won the News Impact category of the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist of the Year Award in 2015