Akpabio Denies Hailing Buhari, Warns Presidential Aspirants

Mischief makers have been warned to desist from peddling false allegations against the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio. Aniete S. Ekong Media aide to the former Akwa Ibom State Governor stated that the attention of his boss has been drawn to a piece of fake news and another malicious publication making the rounds in the social media and peddled by mischief makers.

In the message, Senator Akpabio is quoted to have said: “I may join the progressives for President Buhari is doing an excellent job, he deserves all citizens support, Is about Nigerias unity (sic), progress and national development!”

“Once again we are compelled to state that this story is false in its entirety. It is baseless and malicious and the figment of the imagination of whoever concocted it.

As a respected and loyal party man Senator Akpabio has neither in the public nor in private uttered these words attributed to him to the effect that he was leaving his party”.

Ekong added that “If not that this statement was published on May 1, we would have dismissed it as some sort of joke or April Fool as the statement never emanated from the Distinguished Senate Minority Leader.

For the umpteenth time we make bold to state that Senator Akpabio is not vying for the office of the Vice-President or that of the President in 2019. The politically sponsored smear campaign by some unscrupulous elements who are afraid of his profile should be disregarded.”

Senator Akpabio wants those with presidential ambitions to face their aspirations and leave him alone.

“He deserves to be allowed to have peace and concentrate on his task of giving effective representation to the good people of Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District in the Red Chambers”. Ekong concluded.