Senator Dino Melaye has indelibly imprinted the words
“Satanic Manipulations,” into the collective consciousness of Nigerians because
the phrase concisely and succinctly encapsulates the fiendishly unscrupulous
control some state governors and their cronies have on the people.
The words, satanic manipulations bring to mind the treacherous
and underhanded manner in which Mr. Godswill Akpabio handles the affairs of the
state of Akwa Ibom.
The Mr. Akpabio’s overt ambition is to run for the
presidency of Nigeria. To effect that desire, Akpabio needed to befriend
members of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, and continue ruling Akwa Ibom by
proxy; and do all these at the expenses of Akwa Ibom State. Thus, Akpabio dismissed Mr. Umana Okon Umana as
SSG of Akwa Ibom and brought in Udom Emmanuel, who had no experience with
governmental affairs and then embarked on a smoke and mirror Town-Hall
political tour to select the next governor of Akwa Ibom even though Mr. Udom
Emmanuel had already been assured of Akwa Ibom governorship; and conducted the
Town-Hall Meetings as if PDP was a state owned political party. After mortgaging the state of Akwa Ibom to
PDP, Akpabio was made chairman, PDP Governors and eventually, the Senate
Minority Leader. Unfortunately for
Akpabio, PDP is in search of a new direction, which does not include Akpabio’s
desire to run for presidency.
Accordingly, Akpabio ordered Mr., Udom Emmanuel to organize a PDP
convention in Port-Harcourt at the expense of Akwa Ibom and tabled that the Mr.
Ali Modu Sheriff be removed as the National Chairman of PDP.
In the interim, the people are mesmerized with the guile
of “Satanic Manipulations” using glitters such as government sponsored Guinness
World Book of Records winning choir, and a 62 billion Naira stadium in a state
where 80% are unemployed.
This is a fiendish control to achieve an overarching
ambition.