{"id":20479,"date":"2020-01-25T18:03:07","date_gmt":"2020-01-25T18:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=20479"},"modified":"2020-01-25T18:03:07","modified_gmt":"2020-01-25T18:03:07","slug":"akpabio-blames-pdp-for-essien-lg-violence-in-a-ibom-rerun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/akpabio-blames-pdp-for-essien-lg-violence-in-a-ibom-rerun","title":{"rendered":"Akpabio blames PDP for Essien LG violence in A\/Ibom rerun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Godswill_Akpabio\">Akpabio<\/a>, has dissociated himself from the alleged violence in the Akwa Ibom rerun election in Essien Udim Local Government Area.<\/p>\n<p>A statement by Akpabio\u2019s Chief Press Secretary, Anietie Ekong, on Saturday, said the decision of the minister and that of his party, the All Progressives Congress, to withdraw from the election was sacrosanct.<\/p>\n<p>He claimed that there was an alleged plot by the PDP to use its thugs to cause mayhem and link it to Akpabio.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have however gathered that PDP sponsored thugs were planning to carry out a sinister plot during the rerun elections and link it to Senator Akpabio.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has dissociated himself from the alleged violence in the Akwa Ibom rerun election in Essien Udim Local Government Area. 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