ATTAH AT 80: POLICE FOIL ATTEMPT BY APC CULTISTS TO RAZE ASSEMBLY COMPLEX

...AKPABIO, NSIMA EKERE FINGERED

The Police in Uyo have quashed an attempt the burn down the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly by rampaging suspected cultists allegedly sponsored by the All Progressives Congress in the state.

It was gathered that their plan was to forestall the House from sitting in honour of a former Governor Obong Victor Attah, whose 80th birthday is being celebrated in the state currently.

The cultists who arrived in several APC buses with campaign banners of Senator Godswill Akpabio and Obong Nsima Ekere, blocked movements into the Assembly complex and set out to start setting it ablaze.

A former member of the Assembly, who was recently outlawed by the Federal High Court, Idongesit Ituen, acting in consonance with his leaders Mr Nsima Ekere and Senator Godswill Akpabio, mobilized the thugs to foment crises, and stall proceedings.


Eye witness accounts have it that the thugs were heard charging loudly that without Idongesit Ituen, no one else can make use of the lawmaking complex.

Earlier today, the State Chapter of the PDP had issued a statement, based on intelligence report, alerting plans by the APC to use thugs and cause a breach of peace, thereby stalling proceedings at the chambers.

It would be recalled that the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Barr. Onofiok Luke had last week acted in accordance with the judgement of the Federal High Court, which vacated the seat of the former Itu Assemblyman for cross carpeting to another political party without any tangible reason.

Gov Udom Emmanuel on his part has repeatedly warned politicians against violence, maintaining that nothing short of peace and unity is needed to move Akwa Ibom forward, irrespective of political affiliations or aspirations.

Igbokid:
You are a shameless liar. Give us a credible link.
No one takes the words of a paid hack at face value.

TonyeBarcanista:
Wee you keep kwayet? You sit in your house typing nonsense.

ruggedboy01:
op they are your fellow thugs nah, after all you used to be one of them

senatordave1:

This should show you that udom is gone.can he withstand the violence of apc? By the way I heard that naakiss has endorsed ekere

SarkinYarki:
APC have brought their bloodshed to Akwa Ibom
.it seems this governor is weak

Firefire:
APC members & terrorism.

TonyeBarcanista:
What is this one saying

TonyeBarcanista:
Senator Akpabio, Nsima Ekere Idongesit Ituen Thugs Move to Breach Peace at AKHA

Emerging scenes from the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly show that a former member of the Assembly, who was recently ostracized by the Federal High Court, Idongesit Ituen, acting in consonance with his mentor Senator Godswill Akpabio, has mobilized thugs to foment crises, by hindering movement into the state assembly complex.

They are allegedly armed and are wielding dangerous weapons they burn tyres and disrupt regular movement into the assembly complex.

Eye witness report that the thugs were heard charging loudly that without Idongesit Ituen, no one else can enter the complex.

Earlier today, the State Chapter of the PDP had issued a statement, based on intelligence report, that there were plans by the APC to use thugs and cause a breach of peace, thereby stalling proceedings at the chambers.

Gov Udom Emmanuel on his part has repeatedly warned politicians against violence, maintaining that nothing short of peace and unity is needed to move Akwa Ibom forward, irrespective of political affiliations or aspirations.

It would be recalled that the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Barr. Onofiok Luke had last week acted in accordance with the judgement of the Federal High Court, which vacated the seat of the former Itu Assemblyman for cross carpeting to another political party without any tangible reason.

Some anti riot policemen who arrived the scene moments ago, are yet to bring the situation under control.

TonyeBarcanista:

Udom is going for another term in 2019 which is guaranteed. No violence can stop God's mandate

TonyeBarcanista:
This is sad and another low for the APC federal government that permitted this madness

livelymatilda22:

Cry cry baby.. Were you not hailing Jonathan when he was doing same to the then Governor Amaechi, Fayemi and Tambuwal?

TonyeBarcanista:
Wee you keep kwayet? You sit in your house typing nonsense.

TonyeBarcanista:

I have never hailed political intimidation, that's why I enjoy good relationship with both camps since my sojourn here irrespective of party affiliation. Why should I hail intimidation and at same time claim to love democracy?