Presidency Offered Me N2bn To Dump PDP – Akwa Ibom Speaker

The Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Onofiok Luke, has claimed that the administration offered him N2 billion and the appointee governorship opening to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Luke talked amid a solidarity rally for Governor Udom Emmanuel and Senator from the state, Bassey Albert in Uyo, the state capital.

The Speaker noticed that he would preferably stop governmental issues than imperfection to the APC.

As indicated by Luke, "They said the President had sent words for me to end up the representative senator. They offered me N2bn, however I said no. On the off chance that you like, offer me N10bn, mine is no."

Talking on the abandonment of previous Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, Luke said the activity was a result of individual intrigue and power snatching and sharing.

"They have no arrangement for us and no plans for the fate of our state. It was about them. It was just about power getting and control sharing, yet by God's stunning effortlessness, we will beat them," Luke said.