According to the group, plotting and exerting pressure on the party to oust Akpabio will be ineffective.

Recall that the APC's National Working Committee, NWC, zoned the Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, to the South-South, the Deputy Senate President, Sen. Barau Jibrin, to the North-West, and the Speaker, Hon. Abass Tajudeen, and the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Ben Kalu, to the South-East.

However, the zoning arrangements have not been well received by so many party chieftains, and there are rumors that a review of the initial zoning arrangements may occur due to protests.

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But Akpabio's kinsmen said ;

“We have heard and seen how some persons are piling pressure on the APC leadership to drop Senator Akpabio, and we warn that if that happens it will affect the party negatively and that would be counterproductive, and therefore we counsel that the choice of the party be upheld.

“We also call all Nigerians to join hands with the in-coming President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to build our great nation and make it the ‘Giant of Africa’ indeed, the joy of the Black Nations and the citadel of greatness; and once again reclaim our enviable position among the comity of Nations.?”

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In addition, he stated that Akpabio's kinsmen have been working to ensure that he is elected Senate President in the 10th National Assembly, and that they are calling on the leaders and members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as well as the other candidates, to support Akpabio.

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He said:

 “We the kinsmen of Senator Godswill Akpabio under Ntipe Ibibio Unity Mission, unequivocally declare our unalloyed support of APC Zoning of the Senate President to South-South Geo-Political Zone, and throw our behind Senator Godswill Akpabio as the Senate President of the 5th Republic.

“APC Zoning of Senate President Position to South-South Geo–Political Zone, we can recall that the last time the Senate President position came from South-South was in 1979, which was the Second Republic, which saw the emergence of the Distinguished Senator Joseph Wayas.

“We plead with all the senators-elect to join hands to ensure South-South Senate Presidency is actualized, hence support Senator Godswill Akpabio for the position of Senate President.”