N/Delta groups call for Akpabio’s Senate presidency

Dennis Udo – Udoma, Uyo

Niger Delta groups known as Niger Delta Coalition has joined voices with concerned Nigerians to drum support for Senator Godswill Akpabio’s Senate presidency.

The coalition, on Thursday at a press conference in Uyo warned those trying to put a wedge on the ambition of Senator Akpabio to steer clear, arguing that South – South is more deserving of the position.

The Niger Delta Conscience Coalition (NDCC) led by the National President, Comrade Aniefiok Fabian and Secretary, Mr. John Adangu Dagogo said, the former Senate Minority Whip is best suited for the job, given his wealth of experience as a former governor, senator and minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Fabian, who noted the groundswell of supports that called for Akpabio to enlist in the fray and the recent demonstration by Nigerians during the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s visit to France; calling for the zoning of the position to South-South, urged desperate politicians not to continue to inflame the polity over the matter.

According to the group, “having campaigned through the length and breadth of Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District and come out victorious in one of the hardest fought senatorial contest in the recent political history of Akwa Ibom State barely two months back in a scenario which enabled the APC for the first time to ganer more than the required 25% national votes spread from Akwa Ibom State.

“Therefore, this Coalition is not in any way bemused by the recent activities of some paid agents of destabilization across the country in general and their political godfathers both in the South-South geopolitical region and Akwa Ibom State in particular, to suggest that, the distinguished Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, could be aiming for anything less than the Senate presidency of this country, talkless of their much touted ministerial appointment, a position he held some years back.

“As permissible as it is for any person or group in their chicken heartedness to exhibit fear and trepidation in a contest such as parading a giant of the pedigree of a one-time governor, ex-Senator and former minister in the person of the distinguished Senator Godswill Akpabio, it is however something else altogether to seek in anyone’s state of confusion to mislead, deceive and hoodwink his followers, admirers and indeed the nation at large as to the direction or choice of a principal political player at this time in the country’s political trajectory.

“The Niger Delta Conscience however, seizes this opportunity to profusely commend the newly elected Senate members and the APC for having already zoned the Senate presidency to the South-South Region, they have made imperative for this our solicitation totally justiciable having in like mariner found in the distinguished Senator Godswill Akpabio a person fit, capable, prim and proper to pilot her affairs and deliver the much needed robust. cohesive and transformative leadership as they all set out to commence the sessions of the 10th Senate”.

As a group that totally trusts in a conciliatory, equitable and cohesive Nigerian State, we note that the in-coming Senate could not have done better, setting the ball rolling in their current show of resolve to rally around a trusted, tested and capable hand by settling for man who has paid the necessary dues of bridge-building National Sustainability via a Godswill Obot Akpabio’s presidency.”