Akpabio Resigns, Set To Launch Presidential Campaign

Senator Godswill Akpabio has stepped aside as minister of Niger Delta Affairs in compliance with President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to cabinet ministers interested in elective political office to resign.

Affirming his determination to succeed Buhari and rebuffing reports that he had stepped aside from the contest, Akpabio said that he was not only in the race for the APC ticket, but also fully in the race to become the next president of Nigeria.

A statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Jackson Udom opening up on the decision of AKpabio to resign and enter the contest, aid:

Our attention has been drawn to mischievously written news stories making the rounds by paid agents of some politicians, that the leading presidential aspirant, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has purportedly withdrawn from the presidential race. This is a joke carried too far.

This is certainly the handiwork of those who are scared of contesting  against Senator Godswill Akpabio.

Senator Akpabio has resigned his appointment as Minister, Niger Delta Affairs Ministry and will soon submit his nomination form at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, in line with his party’s guidelines.

For those behind this lies and falsehood, we advise that they should learn to live with the reality, that Senator  Akpabio is fully in the race, not only for the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket, but to emerge the next democratically elected President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The decision of Akpabio to resign is not expected to create a serious vacancy given the presence of a minster of state in the ministry.

Jackson Udom, Chief Press Secretary.

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