The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed the primary election which produced former Senate Minority leader, Godswill Akpabio as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District. Kokomansion could recall that Akpabio stepped down for the National Leader of the APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the party’s presidential primaries […]
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The Former Governor of Akwa Ibom, Godswill Akpabio, has stepped down for the National Leader of the All Progressives Congressive, Bola Tinubu. Akpabio said this at the ongoing presidential primary at the Eagle Square in Abuja. “As I withdraw now, vote for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” he said.
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Atleast 9 members of President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet have resigned their appointment as ministers over their political ambition, leaving the President on the lookout for other qualified Nigerians to fill up the vacuum created by their exit. The cabinet members who resigned their appointment include the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, […]
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Senator Godswill AkpabioMinister of Niger Delta Affairs , has Said the worsening agitations and security challenges across Nigeria are politically motivated to derail the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. However, Akpabio said sponsors of the crises will be shocked as government remains focused and working towards solving the situation sooner than expected. The former Akwa […]
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A High Court sitting in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State on Thursday, sentenced a professor of the University of Calabar, Peter Ogban, to three years in prison for announcing a false election result during the 2019 general elections. The professor of science who had served as the returning officer in the senatorial election in Akwa […]
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The minister of Niger Delta affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has denied accusing members of the national assembly of benefiting from contracts awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Recall that while appearing before a house of representatives committee probing an alleged mismanagement of N81.5 billion by the commission, the minister said national assembly members were […]
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The court of appeal sitting in Calabar, Cross River state, has ordered a rerun election in Akwa Ibom north-west senatorial district where Godswill Akpabio contested against Chris Ekpeyong, a former deputy governor of the state, in February. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Ekpeyong, who contested under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), winner […]
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Senator Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta, has suspended the recruitment into the Niger Delta Development Council (NDDC). Akpabio in addition directed that all appointment letters, documentation, and all other processes connected to employment into the NDDC, be handed over. Aniete Ekong, the Chief Press secretary to Akpabio disclosed this. Reports reveal that Akpabio made […]
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BY AYO OLOWO The ongoing anti-corruption fight has been taken to the doors of eight former governors by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC). An operative of the commission, on Wednesday, said that the task force was set up following petitions written against the former governors, on issues relating to contracts […]
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Senator Godswill Akpabio who was involved in an accident on Monday morning, has been discharged from the hospital in Abuja. Reports said the former Akwa Ibom state governor and now senate minority leader was given the all clear this evening at the Trauma Centre of the National Hospital in Abuja. We reported earlier that Akpabio’s vehicle […]
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