{"id":11669,"date":"2022-05-11T22:57:52","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T22:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=11669"},"modified":"2022-05-11T22:57:52","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T22:57:52","slug":"breaking-akpabio-resigns-as-minister-of-niger-delta-affairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=11669","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Akpabio resigns as Minister of Niger Delta Affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">BREAKING: Akpabio resigns as Minister of Niger Delta Affairs<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0By Faith Maji<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In less than 24 hours after the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s order, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Godswill Akpabio has become the second cabinet member to resign his appointment in pursuit of his presidential ambition in 2023.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Recalled, the Wednesday\u2019s Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting, President Muhammadu Buhari, ordered all cabinet members vying for various elective position to quit before May 16.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Akpabio\u2019s resignation was contained in a statement made available to newsmen today Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Jackson Udom, said \u201cThe Minister has resigned. He has submitted his resignation letter to the SGF. We are waiting for him at the ICC, where he is coming to submit his nomination form\u201d.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Furthermore, the statement debunked rumours making around that Akpabio has withdrawn from the race, which the media aide said in line with the APC guidelines, the Minister will soon submit his nomination form at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cOur attention has been drawn to mischievously written news stories making the rounds by paid agents of some politicians, that the leading presidential aspirant, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has purportedly withdrawn from the presidential race. This is a joke carried too far.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThis is certainly the handiwork of those who are scared of contesting against Senator Godswill Akpabio.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cSenator Akpabio has resigned 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\u2019s guidelines.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cFor those behind this lies and falsehood, 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,\u201d the statement added.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BREAKING: Akpabio resigns as Minister of Niger Delta Affairs \u00a0By Faith Maji In less than 24 hours after the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s order, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. 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