By OKECHUKWU PEACE
Former Governor of Akwa Ibom State and incumbent Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio has reacted to reports that he was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Friday.
According to reports, Akpabio was taken in by EFCC operatives at about 5.20 pm in company of a few aides and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Ricky Tarfa. His invitation was in connection with an investigation into alleged theft of N108.1billion of Akwa Ibom funds following a petition forwarded to the commission by an Abuja-based lawyer and activist, Leo Ekpenyong.
But reacting Akpabio described reports of his purported arrest as propaganda. According to him, he had only gone to honour an invitation extended to him by the commission. He reacted via his official twitter account.
Read detailed reaction below…
Senator Akpabio was never arrested. He simply obliged an invitation to come & answer some questions at the EFCC.
— Sen Godswill Akpabio (@SenAkpabio) October 16, 2015
Senator Akpabio has nothing to hide that’s why he walked into EFCC himself this evening to answer questions about his tenure in Akwa Ibom.
— Sen Godswill Akpabio (@SenAkpabio) October 16, 2015
Those who are playing politics with the decision of Senator Akpabio to honour the EFCC invitation must be acting a known script.
— Sen Godswill Akpabio (@SenAkpabio) October 16, 2015
Senator Akpabio was called from EFCC to come for explanations & he drove there himself 50mins later so why all the news of arrest?
— Sen Godswill Akpabio (@SenAkpabio) October 16, 2015
