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JUST IN: Akpabio Backs Atiku For Presidency, Eyes VP Slot

Former Senate Minority Leader, and Leader of the APC in Akwa Ibom, Senator Godswill Akpabio has allegedly commence moves to return to his former party, the Peoples Democratic Party following the emergence of former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as the party’s Presidential candidate on Sunday.

Akpabio’s Senior Special Assistant on Media, Jackson Udom who confirmed the development, said the Senator Akpabio brought and endorsed Atiku as his preferred candidate that should be adopted by the state.

Jackson whose opinion was corroborated by another Media aide of the former minority leader Mfonobong Usoroh, said, “Senator Akpabio, even before he moved to the APC, brought and endorsed Atiku as the state’s candidate. Did they keep to that vision?”

On her part, Mfonobong Usoroh eulogized her boss for his vision in supporting Atiku, describing the former VP as the choice of her boss in the general elections.

Few weeks before his defection to the APC, the former Akwa Ibom Governor had accompanied Atiku Abubakar and his campaign team that visited Governor Udom Emmanuel at the Government House, Uyo to seek the support for his presidential ambition.

Akpabio who was accompanied by wife, Unoma, openly canvassed support for Atiku Abubakar’s presidential bid, and later hosted him and his campaign team at his Ukana country home in Essien Udim local government.

Impeccable sources say Senator Akpabio had lobbied to be the running mate to Atiku and was promised the slot, however he had doubts on Atiku’s chances to emerge as candidate of the PDP, considering the volume of aspirants he had to contain.

Survey reveals that immediately Atiku was declared the Presidential candidate of PDP, Godswill Akpabio started making frantic moves to reach out to Atiku’s camp, weighing the option of jettisoning his support for Buhari.

Our source hinted that the former Senate Minority Leader is regretting his decision to dump the PDP for APC and has reached out to the PDP candidate.

Speaking through his media aide, Jackson Udom on Sunday, Akpabio who celebrated Atiku’s victory at the PDP primaries, recalled how he supported his ambition while he was in the PDP.

An APC chieftain who is close to Senator Akpabio disclosed that the Senator was considering dumping outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari for Atiku Abubakar who stands a brighter chance to wrestle power from the APC federal government.

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44 Comments

44 Comments

  1. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 3:00 pm

    Who dash monkey bananas?

  2. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 2:54 pm

    Too late

  3. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 2:54 pm

    No let him chose a woman, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala

  4. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 2:36 pm

    Lies

  5. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 2:29 pm

    Congratulations to you sir I think Mr Peter Obi the formal Governor of Anambra state is the best candidate for VP in PDP

  6. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 2:27 pm

    O diegwu

  7. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 2:02 pm

    Fake news

  8. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 1:36 pm

    Say no to Nigeria politicians in biafra land

  9. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 1:31 pm

    No way for him

  10. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 1:28 pm

    Na for dream ?

  11. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 12:41 pm

    Joke of the century

  12. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 12:11 pm

    Lol I laughed, let him remain where he belongs. He can never get a Senate slot again no to talk of VP. He’s a known Judas.

  13. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 12:07 pm

    Lies

  14. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 12:01 pm

    Desperate Akpabio

  15. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 11:48 am

    Confused.com Akpabio.

  16. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 11:45 am

    Na lie joor, en no fit

  17. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 11:16 am

    Confusion…

  18. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 11:15 am

    Thunder on his way..

  19. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 11:11 am

    Political prostitutes.

  20. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 10:38 am

    Ashawo kobokobo!

  21. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 10:30 am

    Fake news

  22. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 10:17 am

    Is 2014 post

  23. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 10:05 am

    Turnder fire you if is true

  24. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 10:03 am

    Fake

  25. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 9:58 am

    Are y’all seeing this?

  26. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 9:48 am

    Lies

  27. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 9:43 am

    No way o. Let him remain with that lifeless party.

  28. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 9:24 am

    Fake news

  29. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 9:20 am

    Fake news

  30. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 9:19 am

    What a ‘ British weather’ of an individual this man is

  31. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 9:08 am

    See men oooooo

  32. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 8:48 am

    PETER OBI IS THE VP

  33. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 7:54 am

    Joke

  34. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 7:39 am

    House boy

  35. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 7:28 am

    FAKE NEW FROM PDP

    • Anonymous

      October 8, 2018 at 8:04 am

      Am sure u wont die if u don’t mention PDP

    • Anonymous

      October 8, 2018 at 9:01 am

      Its True, But Old News Before Apkabio Decamped.

  36. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 7:25 am

    Useless post

  37. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 7:24 am

    Can’t be

  38. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 7:06 am

    Apabio is a mad man

  39. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 7:06 am

    A patio is a complete mad man

  40. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 7:03 am

    Is well it will happen but not know that will be next year after election because akpabio will fell woefully in Akwa ibon

  41. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 6:47 am

    old post

  42. Anonymous

    October 8, 2018 at 6:45 am

    funny bloggers, you will just write anything to get comments…

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