Mr Akpabio’s media aide, Anietie Ekong, told PREMIUM TIMES, Thursday morning, that there was “nothing extraordinary” about the document.
“In fact, it would have been a dereliction of duty if Senator Akpabio did not try to influence projects to his constituency. It was part of his legislative duties as the Senate minority leader to attract projects to his constituency.PREMIUM TIMES pointed out to Mr Ekong that the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where Mr Akpabio also inserted a hostel renovation project was not within his senatorial district.
“There is an Akpabio hall in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, named after the Akpabio’s family,” Mr Ekong responded. “If the university can do his family that honour of naming a hall after him, is it too much to seek to renovate that all as part of his constituency projects.” Mr Ekong said Mr Akpabio, while he was the Senate minority leader, did constituency projects as far as Eleme in Rivers state.Senate insiders said what senators usually do to enrich themselves is to insert projects into budgets and then go ahead to pick contractors who in turn execute those projects on their behalf.
Mr Ekong said the former senator did not have a hand in the contractors picked for the projects nor did he have any personal relationship with the contractors. “Honestly, I am not even sure all the projects were awarded. I am not also sure of the status of the ones that were awarded,” he said.
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