By Our Correspondent
A viral song showing some purported members of the National Association of Seadogs, otherwise called Pyrates Confraternity, mocking the immediate past Minister of Niger Delta Affairs and former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, has been shared online.
It comes after the taunting of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
In the one-minute video, the NAS members, dressed in their usual red and white attire, danced and chanted thus: “Forensic Audit. Godswill Akpabio. It’s okay. It’s okay. Honourable Minister, off your mic.”
The phrase: “Off the mic,” became popular on September 20, 2020 during an investigation of the Niger Delta Development Commission, which Akpabio’s ministry superintended over.
Both the Senate and House of Representatives investigated an alleged illegal spending and mismanagement of N81.5 billion by the NDDC under Akpabio’s supervision as minister.
The committee had only laid its interim report in which it indicted Akpabio and the NDDC management, while the House had resolved that the panel continues with the probe and present a comprehensive report.
The probe had taken a dramatic turn when Akpabio alleged that the NDDC awarded 60 per cent of its contracts to National Assembly members.
After Akpabio mentioned that the beneficiaries of the NDDC contracts are National Assembly members, he was quickly told by the committee’s acting chairman to stop talking.
They kept shouting that he should stop talking and switch off the mic.
And then the hearing was postponed indefinitely.
Recall that the association had earlier mocked Tinubu over his alleged ill health despite seeking to contest for the presidency in 2023.
The video was widely condemned
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