N700bn Fraud: Akpabio running smear campaign against Udom Emmanuel – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has issued a warning about plots by Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, aimed at tarnishing the reputation of the immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Udom Emmanuel.

The PDP claims that these efforts were a desperate attempt to discredit the party, and they insist that the campaign has ultimately failed.

The party maintains that such tactics will not shake its foundations, and it urges its members and supporters to stay united against any form of smear campaigns.

Full Statement Read;

“The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alerts of plots by the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio to smear the immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Udom Emmanuel in a desperate but failed attempt to discredit the PDP.

Our Party has already been made aware of a well-oiled scheme reportedly engineered by the Senate President to compromise a section of the media to engage in smear campaign through circulation of falsehood, misrepresentations and unsubstantiated allegations of corruption against Udom Emmanuel.

The latest being the attempt to portray Udom Emmanuel as being indicted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) while bandying spurious and fictitious figures to mislead the unsuspecting public.

Senator Akpabio should know that such an unholy enterprise cannot succeed as Nigerians have already seen through his machinations against the former governor, Udom Emmanuel.

Moreover, it is on record that Udom Emmanuel served meritoriously as Governor of Akwa Ibom State and left an impeccable record of transparent, prudent and service-driven management of resources with exceptional legacy of massive infrastructural, citizen empowerment and human capital development projects in all critical productive and service sectors including aviation, manufacturing, education, hospitality, healthcare, power, housing among others which further positioned Akwa Ibom State as a model of good governance in our country.

Our Party counsels Senator Akpabio to leave Udom Emmanuel alone and focus on the many challenges facing him in the National Assembly.”