In her latest online outburst, a former member of the Akpabio family alleged that Governor Victor Attah once planned to appoint her husband as commissioner but the people of Annang rejected him because he was unmarried. The claim collapses under its own weight. Governor Attah appointed several unmarried commissioners during his tenure—among them Dr Udoma Ekarika. The real issue was not marital status but public perception of character and temperament. Ibanga Akpabio was widely considered by his own community, Ukana, to be self-absorbed and abrasive, and therefore unsuitable for public trust.
She further claimed that the campaign slogan of the former governor was “Godswill Akpabio na me be this.” That, too, is false. The authentic slogan was “Let God’s Will Be Done,” a message of humility and divine guidance, not self-promotion.
Another fabrication is that Senator John Udoedehe introduced Godswill Akpabio to President Obasanjo. The truth, known to those who were present, is that Dr Andy Uba facilitated that meeting.
She taunted that she is not broke. Yet those familiar with her pattern know otherwise. The signs are visible: the luxury spending is gone, the high-end shopping has stopped, and the lifestyle once sustained by others has collapsed. Unlike before, she has not bought a power bike or car in four years. The bitterness spilling daily on social media is the voice of financial frustration, not moral conviction.
She accused Senator Akpabio of betraying her husband but never explains how. The real issue is that he stopped subsidizing a lifestyle that had become wasteful and entitled. When the flow of unearned support ended, resentment began.
She speaks of “political pedigree.” But pedigree without performance is empty. Ibanga Akpabio’s grandfather once served as a minister in the Eastern Region; Godswill Akpabio has risen to become President of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Godswill Akpabio has outgrown Ibanga Akpabio’s political pedigree. History itself settles that comparison.
Her reference to a “crown” and a “sword” shows how far symbolism can be twisted. The sword she romanticizes was a ceremonial keepsake given to Ibanga Akpabio’s grand father in London — nothing more. True authority is not inherited steel obtained in London; it is earned service in Nigeria.
She calls Senator Akpabio “unreliable,” yet her own record shifts from pastor to evangelist to gospel artiste to self-styled spiritualist. Consistency, not volatility, is the test of credibility.
Finally, her assertion that the Office of the Senate President receives ₦300 billion every month is absurd. Budgets in Nigeria are allocated by sector and approved by law; no office, not even the Presidency, receives such a figure. The claim is reckless propaganda unworthy of serious attention.
Conclusion
This pattern of misinformation is deliberate and desperate. It is the final echo of relevance fading. Facts remain sacred, and history will always distinguish between those who build legacies and those who live off them
