Odun Tutu

INIBEHE EFFIONG CONDEMNS FORCED ATTENDANCE AT TINUBU’S CAMPAIGN EVENT IN AKWA IBOM CALLS ANNOUNCEMENT OF SEAPORT APPROVAL FRAUDULENT I am impelled to cut short my break from active engagement on social media to address the pathetic political deceit that President Bola Tinubu and Governor Umo Eno have undertaken in Akwa Ibom State. On Friday, November 6, 2026, the APC presidential candidate announced that he has given approval for the establishment of a so-called “Ibom Deep-Seaport” in Akwa Ibom State. Nigerians should be reminded that the so-called Deep-Seaport is nothing but a repeatedly parroted fraudulent project, and a money laundering scheme that successive administrations in Akwa Ibom have used to deceive and hoodwink Akwa Ibomites. During the currency of their respective terms as governor, the Senate President Godswill Akpabio, his successor Mr. Udom Emmanuel and the incumbent, Mr. Umo Eno, have all lied shamelessly about this fictitious project. They have all appropriated and wasted the resources of the State in the name of a non-existent seaport. During Akpabio’s tenure as governor, the then President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, approved the establishment of a seaport. Under Udom Emmanuel, President Buhari gave approval for the establishment of the same seaport. Today, Tinubu has taken his turn to give yet another approval for a fake seaport that no one has seen. Akwa Ibom people are tired of this deceit and political lunacy. Politicians should not assume that they can perpetually engage in this level of dishonesty without rebuke. We have had enough of this seaport approval nonsense in Akwa Ibom. Finally, I totally condemn the irresponsible and unconstitutional actions taken by the governor of Akwa Ibom State in the name of welcoming Mr. Tinubu. The governor has no business shutting down the State for what is apparently a partisan political event. It is shameful that a man who parades himself as a pastor would misrepresent a partisan political event as an official State function. Tinubu’s visitation was specifically for his reelection campaign. Will the governor also declare a work free day and direct civil servants to attend the campaign events and rallies of presidential candidates of other political parties? A vehicle conveying women to the airport to welcome the APC presidential candidate was involved in an accident, reportedly resulting in loss of life. Akwa Ibom people are not slaves, and we will never allow the deceit and arrogance of failed politicians to go unchallenged. President Tinubu’s disastrous policies and oppressive regime have brought tears, sorrow and blood to Nigeria. Akwa Ibom is not insulated from Tinubu’s misrule.