We never expelled Akpabio – PDP

The Akwa Ibom chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on
Monday said it never expelled or suspended former governor,
Godswill Akpabio, from the party.

The Publicity Secretary of the party in the state, Mr Ini
Ememobong, stated this at a news conference in Uyo.

He said that the claim by Akpabio that he was expelled by the
party was a “transparent lie’’, adding that the former governor had
never “even been suspended at any time’’.

“Chief Akpabio had announced to the world on Aug. 8, 2018, that
he was defecting from the PDP to the APC in pursuit of national
interest and to stem the tide of defections in the National
Assembly.

“In fact, at different campaigns, he mocked the PDP as being
empty since his `uncommon defection’.

“At no time did he mention the issue of expulsion, which has now
become his creation, as a lame defence in his struggle to keep his
seat at the Senate,’’ Ememobong said.

He alleged that Akpabio colluded with a former chairman of PDP
in Essien Udim Local Government Area to procure a letter
purportedly expelling him from the party, and back dated it.

According to him, after completing the assignment, the former
chairman defected to APC to join Akpabio.

The PDP insisted that there was no way Akpabio could have been
expelled by the party without the concern of the executive
committee of the party the area and the state.

He also stated that there was no record showing the existence of
such a punitive action against the senator by his ward or local
government executive committee of the party. (NAN)

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