My Son Not Vying For Reps’ Seat On NDC Platform – Minister

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, has dismissed widespread insinuations that his son, Marshall Ekperikpe Ekpo, is in the race for the Abak/Etim Ekpo/Ika federal constituency seat in 2027, under the platform of the opposition Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).
The minister, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ika local government area of Akwa Ibom State, expressed concern over the development, describing it as a deliberate concoction by political detractors aimed at putting his reputation in bad light.
Responding on behalf of his boss, media aide to the minister, Louis Ibah, dismissed the speculation as politically-motivated lies deliber...