By Celephina Onovo
Over 5000 women in Akwa Ibom state on Wednesday took to the streets to protest the continuing stay of the commissioner of police, Musa, and the threat to the peace of the state.
Speaker of the Akwa Ibom House of Assembly, Onofiok Luke accused senator Godswill Akpabio of plotting his assassination.
“Sen. Godswill Akpabio sent some people to assassinate me, if anything happens to me, hold him responsible,”Luke told a gathering of wome while addressing a MUSA MUST GO protest in Uyo.
The women were led by the Commissioner for Women Affairs of Akwa Ibom State Mrs Glory Elder, and they wore T-Shirts and caps that read “Akwa Ibom Women4Udom.
On Tuesday, Governor Udom Emmanuel addressed his people, accusing the police commissioner of instigating chaos in Akwa Ibom in conjunction with some prominent politicians who are bent on causing trouble ahead of the 2019 election.
Udom said the state will resist any attempt to disturb the peace of the state.
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