A group, Akwa Ibom Integrity Alliance, has called on the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba to investigate a case of forgery and impersonation levelled against the House of Representatives Member representing Uyo Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, Mr. Michael Enyong.
In a statement issued in Uyo at the weekend, the Chairman of the group, Barr. Stephen Abia said this became necessary given recent developments, where Mike Enyong paraded himself as a Governorship candidate of the PDP against every known and standard democratic process.
Recall that Mike Enyong was an aspirant in the 2023 Governorship race under the PDP platform, where the party conducted it's Governorship primaries in May at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, and Pastor Umo Eno beat other contestants to emerge the flag bearer of the PDP in a contest which had observers from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Security agencies, and officials from the National Secreteriat of the PDP, among others.
Barr. Abia said it was surprising that instead of making himself available at the venue of the primary of his party, Mr Enyong rather conducted what he described as a ‘‘charade” at his residential house in Ewet Housing Estate, Uyo and declared himself winner of the primary and went on to forge signatures of highly respected citizens of the country.
Describing his action as criminal in nature, the Akwa Ibom Integrity boss said his group would not fold its hands and allow such criminality to be swept under the carpet, as it would set a wrong precedent for the public.
He wanted the forgery allegations to be investigated and the culprit, prosecuted to act as deterrent to others.
The group maintained that impersonation and deceit with which he got the present favorable judgment from a federal High Court against the authentic PDP governorship candidate in Akwa ibom state, Pastor Umo Eno cannot be allowed to go unchallenged, adding that such an act of impersonation of a revered institution as INEC and a political party established by law is the height of lawlessness.
Barr. Abia called on the Nigeria Police to expedite action on the petition before the election.
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