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Following the sponsored protest staged last Monday by a civil right group at the zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Wuse 2, Abuja, against former Akwa-Ibom governor, Godswill Akpabio and demeaning allegations leveled against him were mere sabotage and sponsored campaign of calumny. It has been discovered that the mounting support from different quarters for Akpabio and his adopted APC candidate, Nisma Ekere is a strong defeatist approach by the sitting governor, Emmanuel Udom of PDP. This is coming on the hills of Akpabio changing camp from the PDP to APC with a strong and still growing numbers of supporters in his trail.      The protest and the allegation leveled against Senator Godswill Akpabio was described as blatant lies and a campaign of calumny orchestrated by the group to pull down the senator, so as to stop him from winning the state to the opposition party in the forthcoming general election. Little wonder, Gov. Udom feeling j

An FCT High Court has granted a non governmental organisation – Incorporated Trustees of Hope Development and Empowerment Foundation – to apply for an order of mandamus compelling the Attorney General of the Federation to order the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, to investigate the wife and Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr and Mrs Udo Emmanuel, over an alleged huge withdrawal from state’s accounts. Granting an ex parte motion filed by the counsel to the applicant, Martin Onyedika Okoye, the court, presided over by Justice O. A. Musa, directed the Attorney General of Federation to immediately ask the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to arrest and investigate Mrs Deaconess Martha Udo Emmanuel. The suit No. FCT/HC/BW/M/25/2018, has Government of Akwa Ibom State, Attorney General of the Federation and Her Excellency Deaconess Martha Udo Emmanuel as the first, second and third defendant. A true certified copy of the order, dated Dec. 7, 2018, cited by this