You Have Disgraced Onna – Kinsmen Tell Gov. Udom … As Sen. Udoedehe Spits Fire


By UbongAbasi Ise

Bishop Samuel Akpan, the Chieftain of All Progressives Congress, APC, and the kinsman of the incumbent Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, says the dismal performance of the governor in the last 3 ½ years  has brought disappointment to the good people of Onna local government area where they hail from.
Speaking at the APC gubernatorial campaign flag-off in Uyo yesterday, Bishop Akpan begged Akwa Ibom people to allow Governor Emmanuel a peaceful disengagement from the Hilltop mansion after his impending defeat in the forthcoming election.
He said it will behoove the Governor’s kinsmen to accompany their own son back home as he will be vacating the Government House in the coming months.
“It is the responsibility on our part, as the fathers and mothers of Udom Emmanuel, to seek a peaceful advance from the Government House in peace so that we can take Udom Emmanuel home because he has done absolutely nothing worthy for Akwa Ibom people.
While reeling out apologies on behalf of Mr. Emmanuel, Akpan named Obong Nsima Ekere as the solution to the underperformance of the present state government.
“I have come to plead and appeal to you to allow us take him peaceably home. I am apologizing for his dismal, absolute awful performance. It is for me to go on my knees and ask you to forgive him. But let him go in peace. Udom Emmanuel has disgraced our people; he has disgraced me; he has disgraced his family; he has disgraced his fathers; he has disgraced his mothers; he has disgraced the stakeholders. That is why God has given us Nsima Ekere,” he said.

Another top Onna politician, Senator (Mrs.) Eme Ufot Ekaette, stressed that the governorship of Mr. Udom Emmanuel has done more harm than good to her people as Onna local government is divided along clannish fault-lines with palpable polarization existing between Awa, the governor’s clan, and others, while praying that the administration of Obong Nsima Ekere should come and address the wide cleavages bedeviling the local government and reunite all sections of Onna once more.
It was another surprising moment at the venue of the rally as Mrs. Iniobong Udeme , who claimed to be Governor Udom Emmanuel’s cousin, left the governor who is seeking reelection on the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, to declare support for the rival APC, expressing frustration over Udom Emmanuel’s dakkada philosophy, empty promises to family members,  and the governor’s refusal to follow the footsteps of his predecessor, Senator Godswill Akpabio.
Mrs. Udeme said she has seen victory in the APC and declared total support for the governorship ambition of Obong Nsima Ekere.
Another powerful speaker who took a swipe at the Onna-born state governor at the campaign rally was Senator John James Akpanudoedehe. While thrilling the mammoth crowd during his goodwill message delivery, Akpanudoedehe accused Mr. Udom Emmanuel of using state funds to accumulate properties for his private use, adding that, unlike the governor, Obong Nsima Ekere built his personal houses before he became the state deputy governor in 2011.
"Udom Emmanuel built his first house in his first 100 days in office whereas Nsima Ekere had built houses in Ewet Housing and Port Harcourt before he became the Deputy Governor. Udom has been using Akwa Ibom State funds to build his own personal houses. So, between Nsima Ekere and Udom Emmanuel, who is a thief?, " he queried.
Senator Akpanudoedehe further slammed incumbent governor for being ungrateful to his predecessor who facilitated his emergence as Governor   in 2015.
According to him, "I have struggled for a long time to become governor. A man handed over a Government House to you in a platter of gold and you are insulting that same man and you are calling yourself a "pastor." Have you not seen in the Holy Book that ungratefulness is a sin?"

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