Gov. Akpabio: In Search Of Scapegoats in the United State.

Written By Eno Adams: In the last few days, several headlines in Nigerian newspapers have reported on a grant of application by a US federal court in the state of Georgia instituted by Gov. Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State against two US based indigenes of the Akwa Ibom state, Messrs Thompson Essien and Nicholas Edet and their organization, Ibibio People’s Union (IPU). According to an Uyo based Weekly Insight newspaper published last Sunday, the two gentlemen are asked to “produce documents and information, and to provide sworn testimonies, relating to criminal investigations into their activities in the United States and Akwa Ibom State” regarding March 22, 2011 violence that claimed twelve lives and caused “extensive” damage to property in the state including the state campaign headquarters of President Jonathan. The motivation of the state governor is clear as summarized in this report’s headline: Akpabio Tackles Opposition Forces Abroad… For him it is worth spending millions of dollars of the people’s money to chase shadows instead of investing in people-oriented programs. The event of March 22, 2011 was a disaster waiting to happen. The public was aware of it, names were named and some of them are still on the Akwa Ibom state government payroll. The state Director of State Security Service (SSS) was notified of it ahead of it eight days earlier yet he did nothing to abort the disaster. In a letter dated March 14, 2011, Bar. Francis EFanga, had predicted just eight days before then. in the letter to the State Director of State Security Service (SSS) based on instructions of his clients, [Our instructions are that] “the Peoples Democratic Party (hereinafter called, "the PDP") led government of Governor Godswill Akpabio in AKWA IBOM STATE has turned mere political campaigns into a harvest of bloodshed. Until the flag off of the ACN Campaigns on Wednesday the 9th of March 2011, there was relative peace in Akwa Ibom State, save for the sporadic incidents of kidnappings, assassinations and armed robberies which have been the feature of the State since 2008. That condition enabled the PDP to launch her campaigns freely and without molestation in several Local Government Areas of the State.” He added, “The PDP and the government suddenly turned violent and accentuated the worsened state of insecurity in Akwa Ibom State, once the ACN joined the race.” That letter directly implicated the former military administration to the state, retired Air Commodore Indongesit Nkanga who was the director general of Akpabio’s re-election campaign. “Following the unprecedented crowd that showed support to the ACN at the flag off, a jittery Governor Godswill Akpabio telephoned the Director General of his re-election campaign, the former military Administrator of the State, Air CommodoreIdongesit Nkanga and chided him for misleading the PDP and the Governor himself that the ACN had no support in the State… At the end, they both reasoned that they had lost the forthcoming election and that the only way to stem off defeat was to kill the ACN Governorship candidate, Senator John James Akpanudoedehe.” When Sen. Akpanudoedehe and ACN campaign train arrived Ikot Ekpene to address supporters they were ambushed. With ACN and Sen. Akpanudoedehe supporters were killed, a chain re-action followed. That started what the state governor now crosses the Ocean several thousands of miles away to chase down his number one critics to “depose” them in the United States in a matter they had nothing to do with it. The letter to the state director of SSS warned of many hotspots including Ikot Ekpene where the violent ambush s tarted. Posted below is a copy of the letter posted on different fora including the Ibom_Forum on Tuesday March 15, 2011. Please pay particular attention to the outline titled: IKOT EKPENE, ESSIEN UDIM, IKA, ORUK ANAM AND UKANAFUN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS. When you are done with reading this letter, make your own conclusion as to who really masterminded the event of March 22, 2011 and who should have been investigated and prosecuted long time ago. Eno Adams FRANCIS EFFANGA & CO. Chancery Solicitors LEGAL PRACTITIONERS & NOTARIES London Office: Camberwell Church St. London Se5 8tr Mobile:0956440706. Office: 01714805516.Fax: 01717080770 London Office: Bungalow `B' Crest Garden, 11 BolodekuCresent. Dideolu Court, Ogba – Ikeja. Phone: 01-8536571,08023001711 14th March 2011 Our Ref: ACN. FEC. O1. 03. 2011 ORIGINATING OFFICE : LAGOS. THE STATE DIRECTOR, STATE SECURITY SERVICES, UYO – AKWA IBOM STATE. Dear Sir, THE VIOLENCE AND CONTINUING DETERIORATION OF SECURITY AHEAD OF 2011 ELECTION IN AKWA IBOM STATE. We are Solicitors to the ACTION CONGRESS OF NIGERIA inAkwa Ibom State hereinafter called "The ACN" a party registered with the INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION, INEC. Our instructions are that the Peoples Democratic Party (hereinafter called, "the PDP") led government of GovernorGodswill Akpabio in AKWA IBOM STATE has turned mere political campaigns into a harvest of bloodshed. Until the flag off of the ACN Campaigns on Wednesday the 9th of March 2011, there was relative peace in Akwa Ibom State, save for the sporadic incidents of kidnappings, assassinations and armed robberies which have been the feature of the State since 2008. That condition enabled the PDP to launch her campaigns freely and without molestation in several Local Government Areas of the State. The PDP and the government suddenly turned violent and accentuated the worsened state of insecurity in Akwa IbomState, once the ACN joined the race. Following the unprecedented crowd that showed support to the ACN at the flag off, a jittery Governor Godswill Akpabiotelephoned the Director General of his re-election campaign, the former military Administrator of the State, Air CommodoreIdongesit Nkanga and chided him for misleading the PDP and the Governor himself that the ACN had no support in the State. At the end, they both reasoned that they had lost the forthcoming election and that the only way to stem off defeat was to kill the ACN Governorship candidate, Senator John JamesAkpanudoedehe. This they did, in spite of the unambiguous warning of President Jonathan to them that he did not want to become President on the blood of Nigerians. We are instructed further that, so much blood of Akwa Ibompeople have been spilled by the government in the State already. This is the satanic plan that must not be trivialized on the altar of proof. The two conspirators would deny this in public but we are instructed to inform you that this plan must not be allowed to blossom. It must be nibbed in the bud. We are further instructed that unless this is done, anarchy and a bloody revolution would be inevitable. Indeed, the Government refused the ACN the use of the UYO township stadium, the venue of PRESIDENT Jonathan's campaign less than 48 hours before. Only the firm intervention of the State Director of the State Security Services convinced Governor Akpabio to allow the use of the stadium. But in all other campaigns of the ACN in the Local Government Areas in the State, the party is denied designated State venues as would be shown hereunder. So far the party would avoid confrontation and opt for less advertising venues. The resistance of the ACN in the IbionoIbom Local Government Area of the State led to violent confrontation which was only resolved by very responsible policing by the State police command led by a very respectable police commissioner Mr. Sanni Magaji. The police commissioner has issued signals to police commands in the State to offer the parties a level playing field, but this is severely spurned by the government and the ruling party which continues to deny the ACN designated campaign venues duly applied for. The government has fouled the political air and simply will not condone a smooth ACN rally in the Local Government Areas of the State. ETIM EKPO LOCAL GOVERNMNET AREA We are instructed that in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area, the ACN congregated to open a new secretariat of the party at about 12 noon on the 11th of March 2011 in UTU NSEHE/ABAT boundary both in WARD 1 of the Local Government Area. The intention of the party was to hoist the flag of the party and plant their sign board on the office. The party's candidate for the Abak Federal Constituency Mr. UDUAKOBONG OKPO of ABAT Town was there. So was the State Security Services officer attached to Etim EkpoLocal Government Area and other party faithfuls. As the ceremony kicked off, several youths emerged from the house of Mr. Emmanuel Enoidem, the Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development in the government of Governor Godwill Akpabio, a few metres away, with guns, axes, sticks, matchetes, hammers, knives, bottles and other violent weapons and ran down to the gathering. Among them was NSIMA IBANGA, the PDP CHAPTER CHAIRMAN in ETIM EKPO. They began to matchet the ACN supporters, beat up on them, shoot and hit them with hammer. Many ran away but some stood their grounds and resisted. Many are at the point of death now. Soon arrived soldiers of the Nigerian Army, said to be guarding a SETRACO construction site nearby. The soldiers ordered away the ACN supporters claiming they received a phone call that ACN was hoisting the flag and putting up their sign board on the commissioner's house. When the ACN officers explained to the soldiers that they were commissioning their office and pointed out the commissioner's house to the soldiers, the soldiers asked them to continue their ceremony and stood back to provide them with security. At the end of the meeting, everybody including the soldiers left for home. But at 2 am the following day, men dressed in mobile police uniform and armed with Ak 47 riffles raided the ACN office. They shot randomly. When one ESANG UKO, the PRESIDENT OF ABAT Town Youths woke up to find out what was happening, he saw the following indigenes of UTU NSEHE village: 1.NSIMA IBANGA (PDP WARD 1 CHAIRMAN ) and 2. IMEH IMEH IDUNG among the raiders . He also saw the following indigenes of ABAT Town: 1.Mr. UWEM OTU 2. UDUAK EMMZASON and 3 OKPONGETE EKURIKPA amongst them.They shot ESSANG UDOFA who pointed his touch light at them for ESANG UKO to see. The bullet ripped through his shoulders. He was rushed to hospital that same morning. They then removed the flag and signboard of the ACN and carried them away. Our further instruction is that Commissioner ENOIDEM had always maintained that the ACN should never attempt to hoist its flag or plant a signed board in that village. He warned the village head, chief SUNDAY HAM UDOAKA ( alias AKPAN AHAM) that the day that happened, he would pull down the flag, kill those who did and burn down the house where it was hoisted. The PDP and government functionaries enjoy the free rein because even the authority of the police in the area has been denuded. We are instructed that the nearest police station is in front of the house of Rtd DIG Udom Ekpoudom who of course caused it to be established. Our information is that he is a core loyalist of GovernorGodswill Akpabio and had instructed that the police should not receive any report from the ACN. Accordingly, formal report from the ACN could only be "smuggled" into the police file and never freely. As at the time of our instructions, commissioner Enoidem has already rushed to lodge a report on the incident against the ACN, at the said police station of course. Unless your hallowed office makes a determined effort to track down the culprits in this instruction therefore, there is no doubt that the elections in Akwa Ibom State as would also be noted in the under listed Local Government Areas would be a full blown war. IBIONO IBOM LOCAL GOVERNMNET AREA Our instruction in this Local Government Area are that in the course of the campaigns, the PDP led by MR. Bassey Albert, the commissioner for Finance, Akwa Ibom State, visited IKPANYA WARD 11 IBIONO IBOM Local Government Area and held a meeting with his party faithfuls in a primary school thereat. The PDP WARD 11 Chairman there, one OKON AKPAFIN informed the commissioner in his speech on the occasion that the IKPANYA ward 11 always enjoyed a one party status but that the WARD CHAIRMAN of the ACN MR. OFONIME MARK formerly of the PDP had brought in the ACN, into the WARD. He then asked the commissioner to counsel on how best to deal with that situation. The commissioner in response, instructed that anybody who convened a meeting of the ACN ,should be stoned to death and that the government would handle the consequences . The ACN WARD 11 CHAIRMAN, OFONIME MARK heard this clearly because he lived just by the school and the loudspeaker used was really blaring , He further heard the commissioner add that if he (OfonimeMark) came out on the day of the election, he should be arrested. Our information is that the commissioner is already very antagonistic to the ACN WARD CHAIRMAN for soon after that visit he accused the ACN WARD CHAIRMAN of sending him a threat message, an accusation which was meant to lay the foundation for his arrest even early. It is our instruction that on the 11th of March 2011 when the ACN held its campaign rally at Ikpa, Ibiono Ibom, in defiance of the government's refusal for them to use the venue, the commissioner, commissioned youths with axes, matchets, bottle and guns to disrupt the rally. The ACN ward 11 Chairman was stabbed all over with bottle and clubbed on the head also. He lives to tell the story only on account of the excellent intervention of the police leadership earlier alluded to. Many were wounded and are receiving treatment now in the hospital. Our further information is that the commissioner is chasing one OMA JEREMIAH a friend of the WARD 11 Chairman around with the police claiming he destroyed the PDP campaign office at OKO ITA , the headquarters of the Local Government Council Area. That same day and at the same Oko Ita, one ARCHIBONG OKOKON EDET of the ACN , an indigene of Ifa Atai village inUyo, became marooned from the convoy of the ACN by some mechanical damage to his motor cycle. He stopped to repair his cycle. The PDP youths caught up with him and severely beat up on him. They seized his motor cycle and phone and went away leaving him for death. He survives to tell the story also courtesy of the gallantry of the State police command. The PDP mob led by Ikpongke Dan an indigene of MbiakpanAtan village in Ward 6 and Savior Uwa of Ikot Ada Idem village in Ward 5 of this Local Government Area have vandalised the billboard of SEN. John Udoedehe, the Governorship candidate of the ACN erected same day in that Ward 6. ITU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA Our information is that, PDP elements armed to the teeth prevented the ACN rally at the Civic Centre in the Local Government Headquarters at Mbak-Atai , Itu inspite of an earlier application for the venue. To save lives, the ACN opted for a Church venue to hold their rally. Our client instructs that this shall not always be so. ABAK LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA Instruction from our client in this Local Government Area is that the PDP has sown Mobile Police uniform and prospects to bring in kitted warriors from Ika Local Government Area of the State reputed to have fought boundary wars with the Igbos, to disrupt the ACN rally there. This is expected to follow government's refusal of any venue the ACN could ask for. Obviously, there shall be several loss of lives in this one. Our client is afraid that she could be pushed to the wall here and what could happen can only be imagined. IKOT EKPENE, ESSIEN UDIM, IKA, ORUK ANAM AND UKANAFUN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS. Our instructions in these Local Government Areas are that the PDP led by Emmanuel Enoidem, the Commissioner for Housing and Urban Renewal, Sunday Ibanga, the Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area PDP Chapter Chairman, Nse Ntuen, the Essien Udim Local Government Council Chairman, and Etido Inyang, Governor Akpabio's Special Adviser on Technical matters, all of PDP, have concluded plans to levy war against the ACN. In a meeting held a few days before this instruction at Ukana, the Governor's village at Essien Udim Local Government Area, the parties agreed to vote over #5billion naira in arms and ammunition to wage war against the ACN in these Local Government Areas. Here they do not want the ACN to campaign at all, even in alternative venues. Certainly, the Federal Republic of Nigeria must be interested in this. Should this happen, our client ask, would the April elections still be considered as elections? ESIT EKET LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA We are instructed here that the Council Chairman, one MrVictor Bassey publicly proclaimed to the delight of his guests, the wife of Governor Akpabio, the paramout ruler and other dignitaries in a reception, that no other party would be allowed to campaign in that local government area. This our client says, is on video. He added that such would be considered a crime and treated as such. ORON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA The Commissioner for Youth and Sports , one Oyong Asuquohas already warned off the ACN campaign team. At the burial of former Chairman of the PDP in Akwa IbomState, late Tony Emenyi a few month's ago, he successfully turned back the luxurious buses and other vehicles directed by the former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Obong Victor Attahto convey mourners to the venue. They were apprehended, prevented from entering Oron town at the Uyo – Oron road in Akwa Ibom State by men instructed by Commissioner Asuquo. They were assaulted, raided, robbed and were forced back. Commissioner Oyong vows to repeat this on the day the ACN campaigns at Oron. CONCLUSION Our client's final instruction is that the activities of the PDP and her government in Akwa Ibom State are clearly calculated to overawe the State. They are lawless, reckless, and bloodthirsty.They have no love for the people of Akwa Ibom and would do anything to keep power. Nothing, not even life would be so sacred to prevent their cravings.. Surely, no free and fair election can take place under this atmosphere. Our client is aware that under the Electoral Act, the INEC has powers to void elections in violent areas. However, this will be grossly unfair to parties who are victims of violence particularly in areas they are popular. We are therefore under instructions to ask that you apprehend all violent elements in government and place them under security watch. The ACN must not be allowed to be pushed to the wall and tempted to react in kind. Moreover, the party may not be able to rein in supporters who could no longer tolerate the excesses of the PDP and her government. Our final instructions are that we ask and we do hereby ask that all venues the ACN ask to use for campaigns be completely secured for use of the party, by all the security agencies in Nigeria, particularly where the PDP herself had used the venues, and that adequate security be provided for all parties equally and fairly in the campaigns. It is certainly not fair to assign the governor and his aides a platoon of security while assigning light security to our client's supporters and encouraging them to resort to their own devices. Our client sends you her warmest regards. For Francis Efanga & Co Francis Efanga Eno Adams, San Francisco, USA

Politics: Godswill Akpabio and his Legal Nightmares

Written by
Ikpafak Thompson Essien

Today (March 6, 2012), in an Abuja courtroom of Judge Karfarati,
Barrister Usoro Usoro, who is representing Godswill Akpabio, looked
like a small Billy-goat---the type which Akpabio himself often use for
sacrifice in one of those his many rituals.

As usual, Barrister Usoro Usoro appeared in court dazed and
unprepared. When the judge asked him if he is ready with his prepared
response to what the legal team of Frank Okon had presented, Barrister
Usoro said "No, Your Honor." With this answer, according to eye
witnesses who were in the courtroom, Judge Karfarati almost
(literally) hit the roof in frustration.

"Ok Counsel," the Judge looked straight at Usoro Usoro and his legal
team, "we will meet for trial on March 19, 2012. Do you understand
that?" Barrister Usoro Usoro, whom, from the beginning, everyone knew
that he has no defense for Akpabio on the matter of Frank Okon versus
his client, looked down on the cement floor of the courtroom and
mumbled, "Yes, Your Honor." On that note, the court adjourned until
March 19, 2012.

Reliable sources have confirmed that when the court sits on March 19,
all available evidence from both sides will be presented. Among the
evidence, which will be presented by the legal team of Frank Okon, is
a sworn affidavit by the former National Chairman of Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Nwodo, in which he stated, under oath,
that he never signed a Certificate of Clearance for Godswill Akpabio
to contest the gubernatorial election, which took place on April 26,
2011. If the affidavit sworn by Nwodo is accepted by the court
(analysts say it will be), then Akpabio risks being ordered by the
court to vacate his claimed position as the Executive Governor of Akwa
Ibom State; something Akpabio is having nightmares about and is now
wishing it never came to this.

Mr. Frank Okon has been telling his supporters that if the decision
of the court forces Akpabio out of the Hilltop Mansion, he will then
be sworn in as the next Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State.
Experts, who are very knowledgeable in the politics of the State, are
arguing about this claim made by Frank Okon. For now, it is very clear
that no one really knows what will happen if Akpabio is forced out of
office.

The Case of Imo Udo

Perhaps, the only one who knows exactly what will happen is Godswill
Akpabio himself. People who are close to Akpabio say he has been
telling those close to him that he would rather die than let Senator
Akpan Udoedehe and Mr. Frank Okon succeed him. Why he feels this way
about the Senator is no longer a secret to the people of Akwa Ibom
State, but his abhorrence for Frank Okon is due to the frustration
induced by Frank's rejection of all sorts of financial offers made by
Akpabio for him (Frank) to drop the pending case. To make sure that
Frank (or Udoedehe) does not end up becoming his successor, Akpabio
came up with another intriguing strategy by introducing Imo Udo to the
scene.

Let us recall that during second PDP Primary in the State on January
15, 2011 only Imo Udo and Godswill Akpabio were presented as the
candidates for PDP. When the result of the Primary was announced by
INEC, Mr. Imo Udo scored only a single (one) vote, while that of
Akpabio was nearly a million. Frank Okon was not allowed to
participate in the Primary because the Committee's Report on the
matter of Science Park, which was set up by Akpabio to probe Frank
Okon's involvement during the administration of Obong Victor Attah,
had indicted Frank of whatever crime it said he committed. Therefore,
as a convict (at least according to Akpabio) Frank was not eligible to
contest the election.

In the mind of Akpabio, since Frank's name was not on the ballot for
the Primary, if he (Akpabio) is forced out of the office, then Senator
Akpan Udoedehe may end up in the Hilltop Mansion, instead of Frank
Okon. And this is a situation Akpabio sweats about each time he thinks
of the scenario. To save the nightmare of what he suspects Udoedehe
will do to him if he becomes a governor, Akpabio contacted Imo Udo,
who had at least one vote during the Primary, to join in the case of
Frank Okon. Akpabio is also of the opinion that if Imo Udo succeeds
him, he (Imo) will never probe Akpabio's theft and other financial
irregularities he has committed against the people of Akwa Ibom State
since he became a governor in 2007.

True or not, there are speculations in Akwa Ibom State that in order
to convince Mr. Imo Udo to enter the case with Frank Okon, Akpabio had
to pay him $1 million United States dollars (others say 10 million
British pounds). Again this is speculative. The problem is those who
know the real story are not talking.

In any case, nearly one year after the case had been proceeding in
the court, Mr. Imo Udo filed a petition sometime in February 2012
before Judge Karfarati, with a request to enter the case both as a
defendant and as a plaintiff. I am not a lawyer, so, I will leave this
part for our legal minds to explain.

Mr. Frank Okon had filed a motion with the court to stop Mr. Imo Udo
from joining his case. Today (March 6, 2012), when the court sat in
Abuja, Judge Karfarati sided with Mr. Frank Okon and dismissed Mr. Imo
Udo's request to join as a defendant in the case. The request to join
as a plaintiff will be decided when the court sits again in two weeks.

Senator Udoedehe Files an Appeal

As had been expected, the lawyers for Senator Akpan Udoedehe have
filed an appeal with the Appellate Court in Calabar. In ten days (from
today) Akpabio’s lawyers are expected to file a response. Then the
Senator’s lawyers will be given another three days to respond to the
response of Akpabio’s lawyers. After that, a date will be set for a
hearing. Analysts say it is very likely that the Appellate Court may
refuse to listen to the case because the matter may be outside its
jurisdiction, which can only be explained by the Supreme Court. The
lawyers for Senator Udoedehe are already making plans for the Supreme
Court. One of the lawyers said to this writer; “It’s not over until
it’s over.”

Written by
Ikpafak Thompson Essien
Oregon

AKWA IBOM GOVT N150 BILLION BOND: GOP CALLS IT FRAUD, MOVES TO SCUTTLE IT.

3rd January,2012
The Director-General
Securities and Exchange Commission
Headquarters
SEC TOWERS
Garki,Abuja


Dear Madam,
PROPOSED 150 BILLION BOND ISSUE BY AKWA IBOM STATE GOVERNMENT

We are the alternative government in Akwa Ibom State and we represent
a vast majority of the citizens therefrom.It is on their instructions
and behalf that we lodge this protest.
We are constrained by circumstances enumerated hereunder to bring to
your notice certain material non-disclosure on the part of Akwa Ibom
State Government in the information submitted to you in pursuance of
their unpopular decision to issue subject bond through you.

It is axiomatic to reiterate the obvious truism that every transaction
done in the Capital Market must be clothed by uberrime fidei,that is
good faith.This necessarily includes the duty of frank disclosure of
every factor that may debilitate if not totally destroy the substratum
of the transaction.We make bold to inform you that Akwa Ibom State
Government[hereinafter referred to as AKSG] has wilfully concealed
useful information from you even as they hurry to hoodwink you into
this potentially failed transaction.Particulars of this Material
Concealment are as follows.

1.There is a pending pre-election litigation with a very high
probability of flushing Governor Godswill Akpabio and his government
out of office very soon.This is Suit Number FHC/ABJ/CS/365/2011
pending before Honourable Justice Kafarti sitting in Federal High
Court No 2,Abuja.Part of the numerous critical issues involved in this
matter is the very serious allegation of forgery of result of the
Primary election held on January 15th which purportedly produced
Govenor Akpabio as the candidate of PDP.The uncontroverted fact is
that as at the 15th of January,2011,Dr Nwodo had lost the powers to
act as the Chairman of PDP having been restrained by a court
injunction.That is why he could not preside over the PDP National
convention that took place on 13th and could not have possibly signed
a result for Governor Akpabio on the 15th of January 2011.
This case has reached an advanced stage and will be decided very
soon.Its next adjourned date is 30th January.Please find attached
hereto a copy of the Originating Summons filed against Governor
Akpabio in this case for your independent assessment.

2.There is also an equally very potent post election case instituted
by our great party against Governor Akpabio.On the 14th of November
2011,the Supreme Court ruled in our favour and ordered that this case
should be tried on the merit as contradistinguished from pyhrric
technical victories apparently preferred by Governor
Akpabio.Consequent upon the Supreme Court judgement in our favour,the
acting president of Court of Appeal,set up a totally fresh panel of
Judges to hear this case in uyo.The inaugural sitting has been
scheduled for 10th Tof january 2012.Our likely success in this matter
will also oust Governor Akpabio from office.

3.There is yet another case against Governor Akpabio instituted by the
Governorship candidate of Progressive Action Congress,Mr Steve
Ibanga.This is SC/354/2011.This case was recently re-listed by the
Supreme Court and a hearing date will soon be issued.The logo of this
party was excluded by INEC and the potential effect of their success
in court will be the nullification of Governor Akpabio's election.

4.The last but not the least is also another case recently filed yet
again by the PAC Governorship Candidate this time challenging the
disbursement of funds to the unconstitutional transition committees at
the Local Government level.This is in Suit No FHC/CS/1008/2011.The
Accountant -General of the Federation as well as Revenue Mobilisation
and Fiscal Management Commission are parties and injunction against
the debitting of our FAAC proceeds is in issue here.

With this kind of baggage of potentially dangerous litigations,it is
better for to err on the side of caution before mortgaging the future
of Akwa Ibom people at the behest of an outgoing Governor.The timing
of this transaction is suspect.Why was it not done in his first term
where he had security of tenure?Why now?We need hardly add that no
incoming Governor would want to be saddled by this kind of wanton
financial recklessness especially against the backdrop of our
squandered FAAC proceeds as well as IGR.

Finally,based on the foregoing,we respectfully demand that you stop
this process forthwith as a potentially embarrassing situation is best
avioded.

Thank you.

Dr Amadu Attai
Acting State ACN Chairman

Barrister Andem Ndem

State Legal Adviser