Onofiok, The Boy Akpabio Raised To Man



By UbongAbasi Ise

At Odoro Ikpe in Ini local government area, precisely on Saturday 26th January, 2019, Senator Godswill Akpabio was quoting the Book of Proverbs chapter 17 verse 13 which says, “Whoever rewards evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.” He was stressing how he turned over 500 boys into men in Akwa Ibom, some of whom are turning back to fight him.
But there is more to Akpabio’s regrets. It is high time we pause our varied-ranging political interests and sentiments just for a moment, and then take a second look on the candidates filing out before us as the elections approach round the corner.  Given in to superficial affability and populist impression of these political wheeler-dealers could prove cataclysmic to the polity, especially, at a time like this when we seek to undo the years the cankerworm had ravaged. Let us first look out for those with palpable trait of betrayal of trust and ingratitude because a politician who bites the finger of his benefactor can chew ferociously the fingers of those that voted him into office. The first suspect is one Onofiok Luke who is leading the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly in an infantile manner. Today, Onofiok is taking another role of leading the pack of political brigands that go amok unleashing vituperative insults against Senator Godswill Akpabio, the very man who breathe political life into them. If Onofiok, particularly, could forget how Senator Godswill Akpabio gave him back his educational life after his controversial rustication from the University of Uyo and how Akpabio made him a personal assistant on political matters from whence he enjoyed meteoric rise to power, definitely, he wouldn’t have forgotten how Godswill Akpabio visited his mother, and upon discovering that the woman was living in a one-room apartment in a Face-Me-I-Face-You neighbourhood, ordered a fresh construction of a befitting house for Onofiok’s mother; and the building was completed in few months time. If this boy could easily forget Akpabio’s benevolence, there is no doubt Onofiok Luke would forget those risking their lives today to support his political expedition. So bad that he is mobilizing these unsuspecting political followers just to feather his own nest.
                Onofiok Luke is accusing Senator Akpabio today of dishing out Mbiam (fetish oath) to supporters in order to enforce commitment. He even threatened to expose more facts, a position I am humbly challenging him to go ahead, otherwise I see it as a mere political tactics of brinkmanship. Perhaps Luke was spewing this trash because he might have received some wild inspiration from codeine and tramadol, 255 milligram. It is well known that the speaker is covering up his own side of the story. To those who never know, Onofiok is the reigning mbiam champion and mbiam chief priest in Akwa Ibom State today. This conclusion is drawn from the premise of Mr. Michael Matthew Ekpo’s revelation. Few months ago, Onofiok Luke, as alleged, was coaxing Mr. Ekpo, a media practitioner, to swear to mbiam oath just to get him committed to his starry-eyed political quest. But the gentleman squeamishly turned him down because he can’t belong to the world of a puerile, careless speaking speaker. Therefore, Onofiok Luke has no moral fibre to point to a speck in the eye of Senator Akpabio while there is a massive plank in own his eye. 
                Onofiok is just a solecism of distrust, betrayal of confidence, and a personification of ingratitude, full stop. The good side the people feel they see about him is just a mirage and sham. It is just too risky to put trust on such erratic and a knave personality. There is this popular Latin proverb that says, Danaos timeo, et dona ferentes, meaning, I fear the Greeks, even when they are bringing gifts. Anyone associating with Onofiok should not be tempted to close eyes for sleep, even if when he is bringing gifts, if you know, you know.
                But who was Onofiok Luke before Godswill Akpabio’s coming to power? He was just a young man who was roaming the streets to ‘play band’ after his rustication in the University. His story changed when he was picked up by Akpabio, dusted and placed in the corridors of power. So sad that today, he is urinating on the head of the very man who set him on his feet.
                Had Godswill Akpabio known, he wouldn’t have unblocked him by letting him go ahead with his State House of Assembly ambition back then. Because of his infraction against his mentor, he was made by the PDP to write an apology letter, and he was impelled to beg Akpabio on his knees. Out of magnanimity, the former governor forgave and allowed him. Today, Onofiok is the speaker of the Akwa Ibom 6th State House of Assembly and the PDP flag-bearer in the Etinan Federal Constituency election. Sadly enough, he is gallivanting all over the place, traducing the source of his political career. He makes it looks like Akpabio is dragging the same constituency seat with him – Let Onofiok know that a river that forgets its source would soon dry out; this is an ancient wisdom.
                One of the worst things that ever happen to Akwa Ibom State is that, with the trifling speakership of Onofiok at the State House of Assembly, the 6th assembly is losing its creative edge. His headship is just an utter embarrassment to the rest of the honourable members. He has encommoned our state legislature and reduced it to a miserable appendage of the Udom Emmanuel’s cabinet, the reason the state government is generally performing woefully, because there is no check and balance in the system. With Onofiok at the helm of the legislative affairs, there is rife tension amongst the members. There is no peace in the house; even the wives of the lawmakers are competing heavyweight title belt as they are purportedly fighting themselves from Akwa Ibom to Jerusalem and back, just because of one man. May the forthcoming polls change the unsavoury narratives of our dear Akwa Ibom State politics, I pray.

Yes! I am UbongAbasi Ise, sms (only) to 08189914609 /ubongabasiise@gmail.com

                 Source: The Sensor Newspaper

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