Akwa Ibom knocks YPP over allegation of state-sponsored unrest

• Published date: 19 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

Akwa Ibom State Government has slammed the Young Progressives Congress (YPP) for alleging that the government intends to sponsor a civil unrest.

A statement issued yesterday by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Iniobong Ememobong, denied any plan by the government to sponsor a civil unrest.

He said the Peoples Democratic Party-led administration of Governor Udom Emmanuel could not stoop as low as instigating political tension that would threaten the security of the state.

The government was reacting to recent allegations by the state Chairman of YPP Campaign Council, Sir Emem Akpabio, who issued a statement, alleging impending attack against the YPP by the state government.

The government recalled that it had, in its earlier statement, hinted Akwa Ibom citizens of a planned unrest by politicians from opposition...