We never expelled Akpabio - PDP opens up

The Akwa Ibom chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday, May 20, said it never expelled or suspended former governor, Godswill Akpabio, from the party.

The publicity secretary of the party in the state, Ini Ememobong, stated this at a news conference in Uyo.

He said that the claim by Akpabio that he was expelled by the party was a “transparent lie’’, adding that the former governor had never “even been suspended at any time’’.

“Chief Akpabio had announced to the world on August 8, 2018, that he was defecting from the PDP to the APC in pursuit of national interest and to stem the tide of defections in the National Assembly.

“In fact, at different campaigns, he mocked the PDP as being empty since his `uncommon defection’.

“At no time did he mention the issue of expulsion, which has now become his creation, as a lame defense in his struggle to keep his seat at the Senate,’’ Ememobong said.

In a swift move, the Senator, few days to the judgement date for the suit, filed an application insisting that he was not consulted before any lawyer was appointed to appear for the matter.