Press Statement: PURPORTED EFCC ACTION AT THE NDC GOVERNORSHIP CAMPAIGN OFFICE IN UYO — A DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO DISTRACT THE UNSTOPPABLE "BABANTAN" MOVEMENT The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) Campaign Organisation wishes to address the recent reports and politically motivated grandstanding involving the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at our Governorship Campaign Office in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. We categorically state that any attempts by state actors, political detractors, or desperate opponents to use federal law enforcement agencies as weapons of political intimidation against our principal, Rt. Hon. Dr. Michael Enyong, popularly known as "Babantan", will fail. The "Babantan" movement is a grassroots campaign built on the yearning of the good people of Akwa Ibom State for authentic leadership, economic liberation, and an end to poverty. It is not a campaign housed inside bricks and mortar, and it cannot be locked down by arbitrary seals or politically manufactured controversies. The leadership of the NDC and the Babantan Campaign Team clarify the following points to our teaming supporters and the general public: 1. Unshaken Legitimacy: Rt. Hon. Dr. Michael Enyong remains the duly cleared, confirmed, and official NDC Governorship Candidate for Akwa Ibom State. Our structures are fully intact, operational, and growing stronger across all local government areas. 2. Cooperation with Law Enforcement: While we maintain absolute respect for due process and federal institutions, we urge the EFCC to remain neutral and reject being used as a tool for administrative harassment by political elements who are visibly panicked by Babantan’s overwhelming popularity. 3. The Campaign Continues: No amount of orchestrated distractions will slow down our momentum. Our consultative engagements, strategic operations, and grassroots mobilizations continue at full capacity across the state. We urge the wonderful citizens of Akwa Ibom State, party faithful, and volunteers to remain completely calm, law-abiding, and focused on the ultimate goal. This latest desperate hurdle is clear proof that the opposition camp is in severe panic over the new dawn that the NDC represents. The Lion of Akwa Ibom politics has been cleared; the process is complete, and no administrative malice can seal the will of the people. NDC: Service to the People! Signed, Director of Media and Publicity, Babantan Governorship Campaign Organisation Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Akwa Ibom State Chapter 1st October, 2026