Speaker of Akwa Ibom state
House of Assembly, Honourable Onofiok Luke, on Thursday, November 29, accused
the immediate past governor of the state, Senator Godswill Akpabio of plotting
to kill him.
Honourable Luke also
accused Akpabio of masterminding the recent crisis that engulfed the state
House of Assembly.
In a statement sent to
journalists by his spokesman, Kufre Okon, the Speaker said Akpabio and his wife
should be held responsible if any harm befalls him.
“May we reiterate that the
Honourable Speaker of the Akwa Ibom state House of Assembly, Onofiok Luke
stands by his earlier statement on the sponsored assassination attempt on him
by Senator Akpabio and at the appropriate time, will take necessary actions.
The world should know that
if anything untoward happens to the Speaker, Senator Akpabio and his wife
should be held responsible,’’ part of the statement read.
Reacting to the allegation,
Senator Akpabio’s media aide, Jackson Udom, said the allegation is “an act of
childishness,’’ adding that it is “a lie from the pit of hell.’’
“For the avoidance of
doubt, we wish to state categorically that Senator Akpabio has not sent anyone
to assassinate Luke. He has neither reason nor motivation to do so.
“The senator will never
subscribe to any plot to eliminate any Akwa Ibom son or any human being for
that matter, let alone Onofiok Luke who had served him as his personal
assistant while he was the governor of Akwa Ibom state.
“This latest outburst by
Luke is a further confirmation of our caution on the attempt to denigrate
Senator Akpabio since he defected from the PDP to APC.
“The statement by Luke is
not only spurious but false and malicious and the figment of his wild
imagination. Senator Akpabio takes very strong exception to this campaign of
calumny by Luke and others and will not take this accusation lightly,’’ the
statement said.
Senator Akpabio had earlier
denied playing any role in the House of Assembly crises.
“It follows a clear pattern
of crying wolf by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) since the Senator, who was
the live wire of the party in the state left the party to join the All
Progressives Congress (APC.) The strategy by the PDP and its chieftains is that
anything and everything must be pinned on Senator Akpabio.
“It is instructive that
Senator Akpabio was never at the scene of the fracas neither has anyone any
evidence of his involvement, except the often repeated strategy of blaming
anything that is wrong in the state on Senator Akpabio,” a statement by his
media aide noted.
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