Akwa Ibom Speaker Reveals - "I Was Offered N2bn And Deputy Governor's Slot By APC''

Hon. Onofiok Luke

The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly Speaker, Hon. Onofiok Luke, has revealed that the Presidency offered him N2 billion and the deputy governorship slot to dump the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the State.

The Speaker made this disclosure during a solidarity rally for Udom Emmanuel, the State Governor, and Bassey Albert, a Senator from the state,  in Uyo, the State Capital.

Hon. Luke noted that instead of joining the APC, he would rather quit politics.

In his words;

“They said the President had sent words for me to become the deputy governor. They offered me N2bn, but I said no. If you like, offer me N10bn, mine is no.

APC offered me N2bn, deputy gov’s slot to defect –A’Ibom speaker https://t.co/NVr7nt7ZAu pic.twitter.com/eNkpjekTgA

— Reuben Abati (@abati1990) August 11, 2018

The Speaker while speaking on the defection of Godswill Akpabio, the former Senate Minority Leader, he said the action of Akpabio was borne out of personal interest.

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He insisted that the defection was aimed at grabbing and sharing power.

“They have no plan for us and no plans for the future of our state. It was all about them. It was only about power grabbing and power-sharing, but by God’s amazing grace, we will overcome them,” Hon. Luke stated.

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