Senator Aloysius Etok
Senator Aloysius Etok, representing Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District in the upper chamber of the National Assembly, had alleged that Akwa Ibom State Governor, Barrister Godswill Akpabio, was after his life.
Etok raised the alarm in a chat with newsmen over the weekend.
He said the plot was connected to his ambition to return to the Senate in 2015.
Akpabio is reportedly interested in the same seat.
According to Etok, “I want the Governor to tell Nigerians and the International Community if there is anything wrong in any man aspiring to contest for an office.
“Is that enough for the Governor to instruct the council chairmen to say that if I don’t withdraw from the contest, that they will recall me?
“He asked the state Assembly to pass a resolution that they will recall me, to the extent that members of the House of Assembly came on television to insult and malign me.
“Not only that, the Governor has now loosened his hit squad, including what I have on this phone – some text messages that if I don’t retract the statement that I will contest election, after seven days, I will see what they will do.”
Etok said Akpabio never consulted him about having an interest in the Senatorial seat.
He recalled that recently, when he appeared on television programme, he was asked some questions concerning the build up to the Senatorial elections in 2015 vis-a-vis the Governor’s ambition.
“The producer then asked what I wanted to do now that the Governor wants to take my position. I told him that the Governor has not consulted me.
“However, if I am sitting on a seat and somebody is coming to remove me without consultation, I will hold on to the seat even if the seat wants to break.
“I want the Nigerian public to say which of these statements was an insult to the Governor that he and his people said I have dared the Governor for saying I will contest election.
“That was what happened during my second term struggle. As soon as they knew I was going to contest, my wife was kidnapped.
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