Facts You Need To Know

By Admin

Senator Bassey Akpan representing Akwa Ibom North-East District was convicted on Thursday by a Federal High Court sitting in Uyo over allegation of corruption and money laundering charge by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

Why many were shocked by the verdict of the court, the case was clearly between Akwa Ibom State Government and the Senator popularly known as OBA. Evidences abound, with the following facts:

1. A case was about donation of cars after OBA had left office as Commissioner for finance. Not while he was serving. How that was traced to abuse of office is still a shocking surprise.

2. A case of money laundering where the contractor in question was not invited nor questioned as the primary party to the case, just as it played out during the forgery case involving the controversial PDP governorship candidate during which cross - examination of witnessing was not exhausted.

3. This is a case where the state government did not complain of its money being stolen or a project not implemented nor delivered.

4. This is a case where the state government was not investigated, interrogated in any form and at any step of the investigation or trial.


5. The day slated for delivery of 'judgement', November 23, 2022 was skipped since the judge, Agatha Okeke allegedly had plans with the state government to provide heavy security.

6. At no point did the prosecutor/prosecution counsel prove that this was a case of bribery , point at a contract or project of the government that would have attracted any bribe from the contractor, let alone being a contract facilitated by OBA who wasn't even a Commissioner as at the time. It was clearly a case put forward by the opposition to coerce OBA to bury his support for Udom's second term bid in 2018.


7. The judgement of the court was already known by the SAs, PAs and other aides of Governor Udom Emmanuel even before it was read. The correctional facility in which OBA was to be remanded was already in the social media, by some of the governor's aides.

8. The white bus used by the EFCC to the court belongs to the state government of Akwa Ibom State, and was driven by a government house driver.

9. A camera man from the office of the deputy governor was sent to take pictures of OBA during his entry and exit from the courtroom and while being checked into the correctional facility for social media blackmail.

10 Other evidences showing that Government of the state hijacked and sponsored the matter abound.

11. Federal High Court is a lower court to Appeal Court, as we shall appeal as soon as possible.

12. That doesn't affect OBA's candidacy at the polls next year. Former Abia state Governor won election while in incarceration, before his case was upturned by the Court of Appeal.

13. This fight is between Government and the ordinary man who is asking for transparency, accountability from government. It is a fight between the government and the unemployed youths, the retired primary school teachers, etc. The same Federal High Court saw nothing wrong on an ordinary paper a certain candidate presented calling it a certificate despite conspicuous errors and public outcry that it was forged!

14. Don't allow your faith to be shaken. Be steadfast with your support, OBA is coming.

If only they knew that the false conviction of a man of his people will make the journey to takeover Akwa Ibom easier, they would not have attempted it. So OBA joins the greats that came from the jail house to lead his people why they say history will always repeat itself.