B-R-E-A-K-I-N-G: AKWA IBOM APC MOVES TO FORGE BEN UKPONG’S BANK STATEMENT

Documents just out reveal that the APC governorship candidate’s running mate, Engr. Benedict Ukpong, had not only failed to resign from FCDA which he ought to have done since Sept 2014, but was still receiving salaries until July 2015, as damning evidence to this effect being his pay slips prove. This is clearly criminal as it violates the provisions of the Constitution and contravenes INEC regulations.

Engr. Benedict Ukpong admitted to having discovered that these payments were still being made but claimed that he had made refunds. Unfortunately, his claim to have returned the money is weak and only succeeded in posing more questions: When did you resign? When did you discover you were still being wrongly credited? When did you refund? How much? Where are the receipts from the treasury? What month’s payment did you refund? Their ethical and moral stand only continues to tumble.

Political experts say this has all but put the last nail on the coffin of APC’s hopes at the Akwa Ibom gubernatorial tribunal and that Mr. Umana’s running mate will probably soon be facing charges ranging from perjury to fraud.

Things are promising to get even more interesting as one cannot help but wonder why the APC leadership is not able to come up with a convincing response till now. Meanwhile, information has begun to leak out on an increase in activities at the APC Abuja secretariat as they scramble up forged documents to exonerate Engr. Ukpong. To this effect, the Nigerian populace is patiently waiting to see what the APC leadership will come out with.