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The Akwa Ibom Elders Forum has condemned the alleged invasion of Akwa Ibom government house by operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS) saying it was an attempt to abduct a sitting governor, Emmanuel Udom.
This remark was made by the president of the Forum, Otuekong Idongesit Nkanga, yesterday, September 9, in Uyo while fielding question from newsmen.
Nkanga said DSS attempted to kidnap Governor Udom under the pretext of carrying out routine surveillance operation.
He said: “We see this action as a clear breach of the immunity of the governor and a continuation of the programmed harassment which the federal authorities have persistently visited on opposition elements after the elections.
“These actions are obviously meant to harass, intimidate and humiliate the government of the state and its people, otherwise, why are we being consistently visited by this level of crude action by a federal agency in a democracy?”
The Akwa Ibom elder said that DSS is getting partisan by the day. He urged the secret agency to concern itself with normal security duty.
“The strong-arm show exhibited by the invading team which held the Government House Complex and the adjourning areas of Uyo, the Akwa-Ibom State capital to ransom, is a clear evidence that the action was not just a routine surveillance act but a calculated attempt to intimidateg the governor and his government with the federal might.
“We are, therefore, compelled to speak out and condemn this emerging face of fascism before it consumes our well-cherished democracy. We, the elders of the state, will not keep quiet and watch our cherished institutions being raped and desecrated on the altar of partisanship,” he opined.
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