The All Progressives Congress stakeholders in Akwa Ibom State have stated that the State Government has so far collected N289.2 billion being refunds from the Federal Government.
Though Akwa Ibom government has not refuted the story, Straightnews feelers show that President Muhammadu Buhari administration made the refunds to Governor Udom Emmanuel administration which came took over the reins of governance from 2015 till date.
The 150 APC stakeholders who stated this after their meeting at the residence of their Chairman, Atuekong Don Etiebet at Ewet Housing Estate, Uyo on Friday, February 5, said N78 billion was refunded to Akwa Ibom Government being the money it spent on the reconstruction of Federal Roads in the state.
According to them, the Federal government also refunded N171.2 billion to the Akwa Ibom government in respect of Excess Crude Account and more than N40 billion being Paris Club to the Akwa Ibom State government.
Investigation by Straightnews reveals that ex-Governor Godswill Akpabio who ruled from 2007 to 2015 built the Federal roads while Akwa Ibom Government benefitted from Paris Club based on deductions made by Federal Government from the state allocation during the era of Obong Victor Attah.
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However, the stakeholders who felicitated Mr. Augustine Ekanem on his inauguration as the State Chairman of Akwa Ibom APC on Thursday, February 3, 2022 by the Chairman of the CECPC in Abuja thanked Akpanudoedehe for promptly inaugurating other members of the State Executive Committee in Uyo on Thursday, February 3.
APC adopts Akpanudoedehe as 2023 Governorship aspirant
The APC chieftains applauded Pastor Senator John James Akpanudoedehe for his tenacity to hold-forth and strong to his duty and responsibility as the National Secretary of ‘’our great party, enduring the pressures on all sides to ensure the entrenchment of 34 out of the 36 APC State Executive Committees in the country.’’
In reciprocation, Don Etiebet, BOT member and National Caucus of the Party moved a motion, supported by Archbishop Samuel Akpan that Akpanudoedehe be adopted as ‘’our Governorship candidate for APC in Akwa Ibom State for the 2023 election was unanimously carried and the Senator urged to run for the office of the Governor of Akwa Ibom State on the platform of APC in 2023.’’
