Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has dissociated himself from a viral audio recording in which a man, Mr Stephen Udeme Brown, purporting to be an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) serving in Cross River State Command engaged a lady in a discussion and tries to woo her to have an affair with him.
The minister said he does not have such Security Detail attached to him and when he served as the Governor of Akwa Ibom State between 2007 and 2015, he never had any Police detail in the Commissioner cadre attached to him.
According to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Anietie Ekong, “the general public should discountenance this obvious case of name-dropping.”
“The attention of the Honourable Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has been drawn to a viral audio recording in the social media in which a man, Mr Stephen Udeme Brown, purporting to be an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) serving in Cross River State Command engages a lady in a discussion and tries to woo her to have an affair with him.
“In the course of the conversation, the man brags to the woman that his wife whom he claims is a Deputy Manager with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) earns about N30 million and that no decision is taken in NNPC without the wife. He also claims to be the Chief Detail to Senator Godswill Akpabio and is paid N250, 000 every month.
“As outlandish as these claims are, we wish to state categorically that Senator Akpabio does not have such Security Detail attached to him. Even while he served as the Governor of Akwa Ibom State (2007 – 2015) he never had any Police detail in the Commissioner cadre attached to him.
“The general public should discountenance this obvious case of name-dropping. It is evident that the Officer may have made these whimsical boasts to impress the lady, boost his image and enhance his chances of having an affair with her. We wish to reiterate that the said Mr Stephen Udeme Brown is NOT attached to Senator Akpabio as a Security Detail,” Anietie Ekong said.

