In line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive, Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has officially resigned from the Federal Executive Council cabinet.
The President during Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting ordered Ministers in his cabinet who have political ambitions to resign on or before May 16.
Akpabio, speaking through his Chief Press Secretary, Jackson Udom, on Wednesday evening, disclosed that contrary to reports suggesting that he is no longer running for President, he officially resigned from the cabinet to pursue his presidential aspiration.
Senator Akpabio also emphasized that he is still in the presidential race not just for the party’s presidential ticket but also to win the presidential race and be sworn in as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on May, 29th 2023.
“Our attention has been drawn to mischievously written news stories making the rounds that the leading Presidential aspirant, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has purportedly withdrawn from the presidential race,” Jackson Udom said in a statement. “This is a joke carried too far.
This is certainly the handiwork of those who are scared of contesting against Senator Godswill Akpabio.
Senator Akpabio has resigned from his appointment as Minister, Niger Delta Affairs Ministry, and will soon submit his nomination form at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, in line with his party’s guidelines.
For those behind these lies and falsehoods, we advise that they should learn to live with the reality — that Senator Akpabio is fully in the race, not only for the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket but to emerge the next democratically elected President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
