A combined photo of Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Princess Pat Akpabio
By Victory Oghene
Between Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and his sister-in-law, Pat Akpabio all seems not to be well.
That there’s no love lost between the duo was noticeable few days ago when
Princess Akpabio in a video called out her brother-in-law, Senator Akpabio, over alleged incompetence as the Senate president and involvement in the alleged killing of some Akwa Ibom people when he was the governor.
She threatened to divulge more secrets if Akpabio fails to address her claims even as she declared interest in contesting against senator Akpabio in the 2027 elections.
The Senate President in a swift reaction dismissed the allegations by Princess Akpabio, describing it as an “attention seeking adventure.”
Reacting, Senator Akpabio, through his spokesperson, Eseme Eyiboh, wondered why someone who levels such a heavy allegation would resort to Facebook as a vehicle instead of using a legal process or reporting to security agencies for investigation.
He insisted that whoever asserts must prove, saying the issue of murder is “not an issue that one should use in seeking attention rather go through formal process to complain.
Eyiboh noted that it was irrational to accuse Akpabio of killing some people during his administration as governor when insecurity was not just peculiar to Akwa Ibom but a national issue even in previous administrations.
“You know an allegation of that nature, or within our criminal justice administration, you don’t use social media to probe. There has to be a formal complaint.The principle of law is very clear, whoever alleges must prove and that proof has to be a process. You have to report it to the law enforcement agency. It will be investigated and when the criminal case is established, they take it to court. The court will now decide. So it’s not a social media thing. We don’t want to go into social media trolling. Whoever alleges should prove,” he said.
The recent outburst has since generated diverse reactions in the state as so many people described it as a family feud occasioned by greed and power tussle while others called for a ceasefire.
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