A fresh family feud has erupted within the Akpabio household as Pat Akpabio, sister-in-law to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, launched a scathing attack on the former Akwa Ibom governor, accusing him of being connected to multiple unresolved killings in the state.
In a video posted on Facebook on Saturday, October 11, 2025, and reported by Premium Times, Pat alleged that Akpabio’s political career was tainted by bloodshed.
“For all the people you people have killed when you were governor (of Akwa Ibom) and those you have killed now that you are in the Senate, it will never be well with you,” she said angrily in the video.
Pat, who is married to Akpabio’s brother, Ibanga, claimed her husband was instrumental in bringing the Senate President from Lagos to Uyo around 1999 and nominating him for a commissioner role in then-Governor Victor Attah’s cabinet. Akpabio later became Akwa Ibom governor in 2007.
According to Pat, Akpabio accused her husband of killing a political associate, which allegedly led to his loss in the 2019 senatorial election. She also claimed Akpabio accused Ibanga of absconding with campaign funds. Pat vowed to contest against Akpabio in the 2027 senatorial election and threatened to reveal more damaging information if he failed to respond to her claims.
Responding to the allegations, Akpabio’s spokesperson, Eseme Eyiboh, dismissed the accusations as baseless and politically motivated. He advised Pat to approach security agencies if she had evidence of any crime instead of seeking attention on social media.
“Killing is at the heart of our criminal justice administration. I expect a citizen who is aware of such a crime to be responsible enough to report to the appropriate authorities. Murder should not be used for political vendetta. The law is clear, whoever asserts must prove,” Eyiboh stated.
Meanwhile, in a separate development, the Northern Ethnic Youths Group commended Akpabio for his “fatherly composure” following the unsealing of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s office at the National Assembly. The group praised the Senate President’s leadership and urged the Kogi Central lawmaker to avoid “needless public accusations.”
