Inec Official Ogban Didnt Work For Me Akpabio

ABUJA- THE President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio has denied the jailed Independent National Electoral, INEC Electoral Officer, Prof. Peter Ogban who was convicted for rigging election in favour of the All Progressives Congress, APC of ever working for him.

According to Akpabio, the story that Ogban worked in his favour as electoral officer in Akwa ibom is unfounded, spurious, malicious and intended to tarnish his image.

A statement, Wednesday in Abuja by the Special Assistant on Media and Communication to the President of the Senate, Anietie Ekong read, For the umpteenth time, just like I did when Senator Godswill Akpabio was the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, the claim that the jailed INEC Electoral Officer, Prof. Peter Ogban, was convicted for rigging election in favour of the All Progressives Congress APC is unfounded, spurious, malicious and intended to tarnish the image of the President of the Senate.

I had then, in a statement as his Chief Press Secretary, stated this much while reacting to the claim by Peoples Democratic PartyPDP, that Ogban was working towards rigging the election in Akpabios favour.