In a desperate attempt to become a Governor by all means, Obong Bassey Akpan (OBA) has deployed a corrupt approach of enticing statutory delegates with impracticable promises and fake empowerments.
One of the delegates who did not want his name in print, hinted this reporter that OBA, in a secret meeting with the statutory delegates, had distributed forms to them, asking them to write their names and phone numbers, and also indicate the nature of empowerment they expect from him, in order to lure them into voting for his governorship ambition during the Party Primaries.
According to our source, OBA who is currently the Senator representing Akwa Ibom South Senatorial District at the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, asked them to fill the form indicating whether they want to be enticed with cash, cars or other gifts items, as he is all out to do anything to become the governor come 2023.
Our sources intimated that the decision to getting delegates fill forms was taken after due consideration that the act of administering fetish oath ( mbiam) to delegates as a way of showing committment to OBA’s project could boomerang with adverse consequences.
Our sources informed that not less two person who had earlier taken Mbiam to support OBA but latter reneged have died while have had their bodies deformed.
One of the delegates who attended the recent meeting in one of villages outside Uyo capital city said he was surprised at OBA’s desperation inspite of his acclaimed popularity.
According to him ” when they gave us the form, I was imagining where he is going to keep them when primaries is yet to take place and even if we were to follow what is written in the form, when will he start fulfilling those promises. I think OBA is a con man to think he can con all the delegates with fake empowerment promise. If he is that popular, he should just go the field and test his popularity.”
It could be recalled that OBA in his utteramces, recently boasted that nobody has the capacity to challenge him in the forthcoming governorship election, as he referred to the people as dogs, querrying who born them. Continue Reading
