How presidency, Police, APC, Akpabio attempted to impeach Udom – CUPP

The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) on Tuesday alleged
that the presidency, All Progressives Congress (APC) national
chairman, Adams Oshiomhole and Senator Godwill Akpabio were behind the
crisis rocking the Akwa Ibom House of Assembly.

Imo Ugochinyere, CUPP spokesperson, said five lawmakers had earlier in
the day attempted to illegally impeach Governor Emmanuel Udom with the
backing of the Nigeria Police.

Ugochinyere said the parties were worried, "that lawmakers and their
paymasters unleashed mayhem on the state Assembly for the second time
in less than two weeks without any arrest by the police and other
relevant security agents in the state".

The statement read: "We heard on good authority that these hoodlums
imported by these sponsored five lawmakers forced their way into the
legislative house at the early hours of today with the aid of a
contingent of policemen drafted by the Inspector of General of Police
(IGP) Mr Ibrahim Idris, the National chairman of the All Progressive
Congress (APC) Adams Oshiomhole to destabilize the state Assembly .

"The suspended five state Assembly members with the support of the
police again force their way into the chambers to first sack the
speaker, elect a new one and thereafter constitute a kangaroo
committee to commence impeachment proceedings against the state
governor.

"We the opposition parties condemn in strong terms this attempted rape
on our democracy by a few misguided elements in the state and their
paymasters.

"This desperation by president Mohammadu Buhari and his APC to take
over Akwa Ibom state even ahead of 2019 general election is capable of
leading to a repeat of the unfortunate political drama that truncated
our democracy in 1983.

"We will not seat down therefore and allow Akpabio and his APC
sponsored agents to destabilize Akwa Ibom state Assembly and by
extension create another political recipe for a possible collapse of
our democracy.

"We call on the people of the state to be ever vigilant and never
allow senator Akpabio, and his APC cohorts to remove the speaker or
governor in an undemocratic manner"