The Akwa Ibom Integrity Alliance (AIIA) has given the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, a seven-day ultimatum to withdraw comments reportedly threatening the life of state Governor Udom Emmanuel during a rally in Uyo on Monday.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the AIIA warned Tinubu and his co-conspirators that they had seven days to retract the threats and apologize or face immediate legal action.
According to AIIA’s Chairman, Stephen Abia, the refusal of Tinubu and the organizers of the January 30, 2023 rally to freely retract the unfortunate and unguarded threats to Governor Udom’s life after 24 hours led them to believe the threats were real, premeditated, and seriously intended.
He said: “We are hereby constrained to state as follows: That we consider as worrisome, the threat to the life of the Governor of Akwa Ibom State in the shabby outburst by Mr. Tinubu.
“That we take serious exception to such unwarranted, unfortunate, and uncontrollable height of vituperation by Mr. Tinubu on our state and people as the governor, Mr. Emmanuel without mincing words, is the face of Akwa Ibom State.
“Subsequently, we are giving Bola Tinubu and all his co-conspirators seven days to retract the threats and apologise to the government and people of Akwa Ibom State or risk immediate legal actions.”