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Anti-Akpabio Campaign: Annang women threaten to ostracize Patience Ibanga Akpabio
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By Prosper Olayiwola
Women of Annang land, one of the dominant ethnic group in Akwa Ibom State, have threatened to ostracize Mrs. Patience Ibanga Akpabio over what they described as her campaign of calumny against her brother-in-law, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, President of the Nigerian Tenth Senate. The threat, issued under the auspices of Annang Women Advocacy Network International (AWANI), is contained in a statement jointly signed by the President, Uduak Essien (Canada), and Secretary, Mary Enang (United Kingdom).
Berating Mrs. Patience Akpabio for accusing the Senate President of murder without providing proof, the mothers and daughters of Annang land at home and abroad said in the statement dated 22nd October, 2025: “Annang Women Advocacy Network will not stand idly by while you, for reasons known only to you, attempt to pull down our community, its values and our illustrious son. We therefore issue this solemn warning: Desist immediately from your abominable acts. Withdraw your venomous allegations, before it’s too late.”
They further told her: “Stop, before the fight you cannot win consumes you completely. We are watching and ready to institute “ngwo ntie” against you as is our Annang custom and age long traditional practice by women for women that angered the land.
“Annang land will cease to be fruitful for you. You cannot sow or reap positively from Annang land. You cannot benefit in any way from Annang and her people. You cannot conduct business with us anywhere in the world. You cannot buy or sell in our markets. You cannot relate in peace, profit from and acquire wealth from Annang women, daughters and children including your children born of Annang son. You would be ostracized.”
AWANI described Mrs. Patience Akpabio’s social media posts against Senator Akpabio as a sin against both God and man. According to the group, “To insult and disgrace your brother in-law, your husband, children, grandchildren and posterity in the manner you are doing is to bring upon yourself the wrath of both God and man, and you have done so with a reckless tongue that knows no fear for God and man. You are dancing naked in the market square.
As mothers, wives and daughters, we are deeply aggrieved that a wife would become the mouthpiece for scandal against a man who sits as an elder of our land, against her husband, against her own children and children’s children.
“Your actions are a direct affront to the respect and decorum we hold sacred in Annang land. It is therefore disturbing and shameful to witness such public desecration of dignity and decency from you.”
Noting that “life and death are in the power of the tongue,” AWANI told Mrs. Patience Akpabio: “You have chosen to speak death—falsehood —abomination upon the name and reputation of our son and brother, Senator Obot Akpabio, the Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and his wife. This is not just a political misstep; it is a spiritual transgression. Your words, born of malice and deceit, seek to burn down a legacy built over decades, but will end up destroying you and those that support this abomination against Annang land and Akwa Ibom State. Our land condemns this abomination. Our ancestors condemn it, our elders, youths, women and posterity condemn your actions.”
AWANI warned Mrs. Patience Akpabio to immediately end her treacherous campaign against Senator Akpabio and apologize immediately or prepare to face dire consequences. “Let this be the final word from the mothers and daughters of Annang land. Heed this warning and retrace your steps. Make amends,” the group said.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has slashed its fuel pump price for the second time within four days.
A market survey on Saturday by DAILY POST showed that NNPCL retail outlets around Airport Junction and Wuse Zone 6 (Berger) in Abuja have reduced their petrol price to N1210 per litre, down from N1260.
This means that the state-owned oil firm slashed the petrol price by N50 per litre.
This comes barely two days after Dangote Refinery reduced its petrol gantry price by N50 to N1,125 per litre.
Recall that four days ago, NNPCL had adjusted its fuel price pump by N75 per litre to N1260.
With the latest drop by NNPCL retail outlets, petrol prices stand between N1210 per litre and N1305 per litre in Abuja and its environs.
The reduction in domestic fuel comes amid falling crude oil prices, which stand at $69 per barrel and $71 per barrel for West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude, respectively, following the easing of the conflict in the Middle East.
Recall that President Bola Tinubu has kept mum amid the clamour by Nigerians for a commensurate drop in domestic fuel pump prices due to the significant reduction in crude oil prices.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said it is yet to receive the Certified True Copy, CTC, of the Federal High Court judgment that set aside an earlier order directing it to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, as a political party.
INEC revealed this in a statement issued on Saturday by its Chief Press Secretary and Media Adviser to the Chairman, Adedayo Oketola.
According to the commission, although it is aware of media reports on the judgment delivered by the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja on June 26, it cannot comment on the ruling until it obtains and reviews the certified copy.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is aware of reports circulating in the media regarding the judgment delivered on Friday, June 26, 2026, by the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, which set aside an earlier order concerning the registration of the Nigeria Democratic Congress.
“However, as of this moment, the Commission has not yet received the Certified True Copy, CTC, of the court’s order,” the statement said.
INEC stated that its legal department would study the judgment upon receipt of the CTC before advising the commission on the next course of action.
“Once the Commission’s legal department receives and thoroughly studies the CTC of the judgment, INEC will take an informed, lawful decision in line with the court’s directives.
“Until then, we cannot comment on the specifics of the ruling, and the public is urged to await the Commission’s formal position on the matter,” Oketola added.
Justice Isah Dashen of the Federal High Court in Lokoja had on Friday set aside the court’s December 10, 2025, judgment directing INEC to register the NDC as a political party.
The court held that the rights of the Peace Movement Party were affected by the earlier judgment because it was not joined in the suit despite claiming ownership of the logo relied upon in securing the registration order.
Justice Dashen consequently ordered that all parties be restored to the positions they occupied before the December 2025 judgment and directed that the substantive suit be heard afresh with all necessary parties joined.
The NDC has rejected the ruling and announced plans to appeal the decision. Its National Chairman, Senator Moses Cleopas, maintained that the party had not been deregistered and argued that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to revisit a matter on which it had already delivered a final judgment.
The ruling has also attracted reactions from opposition figures, including the NDC’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, the party’s National Leader, Senator Henry Dickson, and other stakeholders, who described the decision as a threat to Nigeria’s multiparty democracy and vowed to challenge it through all available legal channels.
INEC, however, maintained that it would reserve its position on the judgment until it receives and reviews the Certified True Copy.
A joint police operation rescued five victims abducted near Ogbere Forest in Ogun state on Wednesday.
They were rescued within 25 hours by the Lagos and Ogun Police Commands, which were part of a joint operation codenamed KOSAYE, meaning “No Space” in Yoruba.
The woman was among the victims who were shot in the incident. Her daughter and sister were among those rescued by the police on Thursday.
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