Threats of insecurity over likely re-run: No Udom, no A’Ibom, Group threatens

Udom Emmanuel

A known violent group in the Niger Delta Region, Niger Delta Mobilization Force, Akwa Ibom Chapter says they will shut down the Akwa Ibom state economy if Governor Udom Emmanuel is not allowed to serve what they described as the Divine Mandate that the people of Akwa Ibom State gave to him.

The body stated this in a communiqué signed by some of their leaders and delivered by envelope to our reporter last Sunday. The force expressed very big disappointment over the recent tribunal and court rulings that seek to nullify Udom Emmanuel’s election and vowed that should the supreme court orders a re-run and is not in the favour of Udom Emmanuel, that they will mobilize their fellow compatriots from all over the Niger Delta Region and cause very terrible stampede in Akwa Ibom.
The Niger Delta Mobilization Force queried why the Eket Senatorial District should be denied opportunity to serve Akwa Ibom State in the capacity of Governor even when the region bears the economic life wire of the state and contributes a greater amount of resources to the survival of the country Nigeria.
In their words in part, the group said,” That Akwa Ibom State is made up of three Senatorial Districts namely, Uyo senatorial District, Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District and Eket Senatorial District. The state has been led in recent times by two of the three Senatorial Districts being Uyo and Ikot Ekpene Senatorial Districts for eight years each and now it is the turn of the remaining one being Eket Senatorial District. That this turn of the Eket Senatorial District was honoured in all fairness and equity by the good people of Akwa Ibom State on the 11th of April 2015 when they elected Mr. Udom Emmanuel, a son of Eket Senatorial District as Governor of Akwa Ibom State. That we are aware of the devious, dubious, insidious, treacherous and despicable activities of some elements to scuttle this mandate through the courts in their kangaroo judgments. They should thank their stars that it is their only good fortune that the courts did not seat here in Akwa Ibom to carry out the day light robbery that seeks to truncate the will of our people because we would have brought down our will upon the courts in heavy weights. We would have mobilized our members and attack the courts and their sponsors. Nobody would have been spared. We are also aware of the intentions of these elements to thereafter enthrone a greedy and wicked Government of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom State through oppressive, tyrannical and corrupt rigging agencies. We are waiting for them and we shall match violence for violence. We shall scuttle by force all attempts to shortchange Eket Senatorial District from governing the state for eight straight years. We state this very enormously clear because we are aware of the fact that some political elements in the state led by their passion of greed have agreed to sell the state to outsiders who are factional National Leaders of the APC. One from Lagos State and the other from Adamawa, all in the name of APC. We cannot and shall not condone a situation where our collective resources are being used to please outsiders in the guise of politics. We shall not take any bullshit from any former whatever no matter how highly placed or lowly placed such person shall be. We wish to state that there shall be no more a state called Akwa Ibom if Udom Emmanuel is robbed of the Divine Mandate that the people freely gave to him”.
The Police Public Relations Officer could not be reached for comments on the matter but a police source who volunteered information said there is n o cause for alarm as every security apparatus have been put in place to contend any ugly tendency that may arise during and or after the ongoing litigation process involving the APC and the PDP.