Help stop Akpabio and Co from demeaning the Ibibio race – a message from Committee for Political Freedom & Responsibility (cpfr)

In case you missed the story on how Mr. Uwem Umanah, the younger brother to the Akwa Ibom Commissioner for Information, Mr. Aniekan Umanah called the former governor, Obong Victor Attah ‘senile’, please click here to read it.  For Governor Godswill Akpabio’s reference to Attah as ‘local champion’, you can read the story here.

Godswill Akpabio, over-talkative politician in Nigeria history

This photo of Joaquim from Angola represents what Akwa Ibom people refer to as ‘inua ekpat’ (basket mouth). Inua ekpat means someone who is loquacious.

Godswill Akpabio is perhaps the most loquacious politician in the history of Nigeria, and most times he gets really ridiculous and embarrassing when making public speeches without reading from prepared scripts.

Outrageous! Akpabio calls Attah ‘local champion’, asks youths to rebel against elders (audio attached to the story)

 

 

File photo: Gov. Godswill Akpabio

 

(N/B: scroll down to listen to the audio of Gov. Akpabio's speech at the end of the story.)

 

 



By Nse Peter

 

Governor Godswill Akpabio during an inter-denominational church service on Sunday, at Ibom Hall ground, Uyo, to mark the 27^th anniversary of the creation of Akwa Ibom State, threw modesty to the winds and outrageously asked youths in the state to rise up against political elders as the state prepares for 2015 governorship election.

Akwa Ibom people curse Aniekan Umanah’s younger brother for calling Attah senile, commissioner yet to disassociate self from derogatory remarks

Mr. Uwem Umanah

By Nse Peter

Angry Akwa Ibom people over the weekend took to the social media to rain curses on Mr. Uwem Umanah, the younger brother of the Commissioner for Information, Mr. Aniekan Umanah for describing former governor of the state, Obong Victor Attah as senile.

The news of Uwem Umanah’s derogatory remark against Obong Victor Attah was first reported by Think Akwa Ibom! which culled the remarks from a mail he (Uwem Umanah) sent to an online discussion group called Ibom Chronicle.

In his mail, Uwem Umanah had questioned the rationale behind Ibibio people orgainising a grand reception for Attah almost 14 years after the former governor left power.

 “My problem is that they (UOU and OBA) have chosen to take advantage of Attah's age, and senile disposition,” Uwem Umanah said in the mail which he also sent to three other notable online discussion groups – TalkHard, AkwaGlobal, and NaijaObserver – hoisted on Yahoo! platform.

He went on to say, “The old man doesn’t know that these guys wanna rubbish him, by using the ‘reception’ to further their selfish political ambition! What was UOU and OBA’s relationship with Obong Attah when they were in government? Oh they have suddenly realized that the old man deserves to be celebrated, or that Ibibio should be united, because they want to occupy the hilltop mansion?”

When other commentators in the forums objected to his choice of words and persuaded him to retract his statement, Uwem Umanah stood his ground and gave his own definition of senility, thus: “In my context, senility means, ‘Weakness of the brain resulting from old age’. Having defined senility, how many elders do their brains get stronger from their 70s? While I don't expect mine to be, Attah's can't be either!”

Akwa Ibom people immediately reacted with torrent of criticisms and curses on Uwem Umanah as soon as they read about his remark.

Think Akwa Ibom! brings to you unedited reactions from some of the readers.

 

Please read more after the cut...........

Umana congratulates Attah for advocating open contest

Mr. Umana Okon Umana (2nd left) with Obong Attah (1st right) and Major-Gen. Edet Akpan (1st right)

Mr Umana Okon Umana, immediate past secretary to Akwa Ibom State government and leading gubernatorial aspirant in the state for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket, has congratulated HE Obong (Arc) Victor Attah, former governor of Akwa Ibom State, for his open advocacy of a free and open contest in the upcoming PDP primary election.

Photos of Obong Victor Attah's grand reception by Ibibio people

On Friday, 5th September, 2014, Ibibio people of Nigeria organized a grand reception for her prominent son, the former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Obong Victor Attah. The event which attracted a large crowd took place at the Asan Ibibio, near Ekom Iman junction.

We serve you with some photos of the event.

Obong Attah (2nd left), sitting next to him (left) is Major-Gen. Edet Akpan (rtd)

 

See more photos after the cut.....