APC Demands Apology from VeryDarkMan Within a Week for ‘Slandering’ Akpabio

Martins Vincent Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, has received a severe warning from the All Progressives Congress (APC) South-South Zonal leadership, who seek an apology from him within seven days for what they say was an insulting outburst directed at Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
The South-South Zonal Organizing Secretary, Blessing Agbomhere, issued a statement on Sunday in which the APC advised the social media influencer to avoid making any more attacks on the former Akwa Ibom governor and warned him to make a distinction between defamation and activism.
The response from Agbomhere comes after VeryDarkMan’s widely shared video in which he criticized Akpabio for joining the federal government group traveling to the Vatican to attend Pope Francis’ death.

The influencer described Akpabio’s journey to Rome as “shameful” in the roughly three-minute video, contending that the Senate President ought to have been to states that have lately had violent attacks, including as Benue, Plateau, Kwara, Ogun, and Enugu.
But the APC leader objected to the comments, saying VeryDarkMan was defaming Akpabio in the name of activism.

“VeryDarkMan is becoming notorious for blackmail, slander, and character assassination while posing as a social crusader and advocate for the masses,” he said. the unjustified verbal abuse directed at Nigeria’s third-ranking citizen, who was duly selected by the president to head a delegation to represent Nigeria but chose not to travel to Rome. What specifically is wrong with that?

Agbomhere also supported the Senate President’s pick to represent Nigeria in the Vatican, emphasizing that Akpabio was a good fit due to his reputation and faith.

“As a devoted Catholic and a man of unwavering moral character, President Tinubu saw in Akpabio a worthy ambassador of Nigeria to such an event as the Pope’s funeral and wasted no time in thrusting that responsibility on him,” he said. What’s wrong with that?”

“I am, with this statement, issuing VeryDarkMan a one-week ultimatum to immediately tender an unreserved apology to the Senate president for the slanderous comments and to desist from further bringing the integrity of the President Bola Tinubu led administration into disrepute in the eyes of the global community,” Agbomhere said, highlighting the seriousness of the situation.

The APC veteran also urged Nigerians to ignore what he called VeryDarkMan’s “uninformed ranting,” claiming that the administration is working hard to solve the nation’s security issues, many of which were passed down from their parents.

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Agbomhere emphasized President Bola Tinubu’s dedication, saying, “After returning from France and the UK, Tinubu met with the security chiefs and gave them marching orders to ensure that a different approach is deployed in the fight against insecurity.” Does this man seem unconcerned about safeguarding Nigerians’ lives and property?
“Remember that the complicated security issues in Nigeria cannot be wished away with a wave of the hand; it takes time to achieve a semblance of peace, and that is a commitment that the Tinubu-led administration made to Nigerians while assuming office and is still committed to achieving,” he said in closing, reminding the populace that resolving them would require patience and consistent effort.