SHOCKING REVELATIONS AS FOUR UNIVERSITY STAFF EXPOSE FAKE YPP WITNESS
…UNIVERSITY BURSAR, HRM , ORDER IMMEDIATE ARREST OF IMPOSTOR

Two subpoenaed witnesses, Mrs. Theresa Inokon, an Assistant Chief Security Officer with the University of Uyo and a Principal Security Officer in the University, Mr. Nse Okon Udo, on Tuesday further confirmed before the Akwa Ibom Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Uyo that one Daniel Edet Akpan, a star witness who had earlier testified before the tribunal, claiming to be a staff of the University was not actually a staff of the institution as he claimed.

They were also able to establish that the said star witness who testified for the defeated candidate of the YPP in the 2023 Governorship election, Senator Bassey Albert, used their staff identity card and reference numbers respectively to deceive the tribunal.

According to Mrs. Theresa Inokon; “My Lord, the ID Card number paraded by Daniel Edet Akpan is my own number. He told a lie before this tribunal. That is a staff identification number given to me since i was employed as a Staff of the University of Uyo, and in the university system, no other staff can be assigned that same staff identify number".

Addressing the court under cross-examination, the Assistant Chief Security Officer said she had lodged complaint about the forged ID card number.

“My lord, UU means University of Uyo, PF means personal file. The man, Daniel Akpan who came to this court with the ID number UU/PF/2016 told a lie".

Oh his part, a Principal Security Officer with the University, Mr. Nse Okon Udo told the court that he receives his salary through IPPIS.

Meanwhile, the tribunal has adjourned to resume on the 15th of July for adoption of written address from parties.

A Director of Human Resources with the University of Uyo, Mr. Linus Okoko had previously established that Mr Daniel Edet Akpan is an impostor, who should be made to face the full weight of the law, as the institution has no such name on its nominal roll.

Testifying, Monday at the tribunal, Mr. Okoko told the court that there is also no Faculty of Environmental Sciences in the University of Uyo, but Faculty of Environmental Studies, contrary to the claims by the said impostor.

He also told the tribunal that all the documents paraded by OBA's star witness never emanated from the University of Uyo, as they are all forged documents.

He also revealed that the said Daniel’s letter of appointments and letter of promotion, which he tendered before the court on the day he testified are also forged.

Mr. Linus Okoko also hinted that the staff number cited by Daniel Edet Akpan as his, actually belongs to Mrs. Theresa Inokon, a staff of the Security Directorate of the University, while the reference number on the Promotion Letter he provided belongs to Mr. Nse Okon Udoh, an Environmental Officer in the Directorate of Security Service.

“I have conducted a thorough search on the University staff records. My Lord, I have produced the staff records of the University that were required by the court, I discovered that his letter of appointment as Clerical Officer is also forged. All documents tendered by Daniel Edet did not emanate from the University of Uyo".

A Director of Human Resources with the University of Uyo, Mr. Linus Okoko had previously established that Mr Daniel Edet Akpan is an impostor, who should be made to face the full weight of the law, as the institution has no such name on its nominal roll.

Testifying, Monday at the tribunal, Mr. Okoko told the court that there is also no Faculty of Environmental Sciences in the University of Uyo, but Faculty of Environmental Studies, contrary to the claims by the said impostor.

He also told the tribunal that all the documents paraded by OBA's star witness never emanated from the University of Uyo, as they are all forged documents.

He also revealed that the said Daniel’s letter of appointments and letter of promotion, which he tendered before the court on the day he testified are also forged.

Mr. Linus Okoko also hinted that the staff number cited by Daniel Edet Akpan as his, actually belongs to Mrs. Theresa Inokon, a staff of the Security Directorate of the University, while the reference number on the Promotion Letter he provided belongs to Mr. Nse Okon Udoh, an Environmental Officer in the Directorate of Security Service.

“I have conducted a thorough search on the University staff records. My Lord, I have produced the staff records of the University that were required by the court, I discovered that his letter of appointment as Clerical Officer is also forged. All documents tendered by Daniel Edet did not emanate from the University of Uyo".

Testifying shortly before the UNIUYO Human Resources Director, the State Collation Agent for the 3rd respondent in the Akwa Ibom Gubernatorial election, Engr. Uwem Okoko told the tribunal that the results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC as final result of the Governorship election in the State, were a true reflection of what transpired at the polling units across the State.

He maintained that the results were genuine, and that his party, the PDP is well grounded across the State.

“In all the units I visited, there was orderly and peaceful conduct of election, and the result that was declared were a true reflection of what transpired”.

As contained in his witness statement, Okoko tendered results sheets local government by local government, as received by the agents of his political party from all parts of the State.

The results included polling unit results, wards and local government results from each of the 31 local government areas of Akwa Ibom State.



Earlier Dr Imoh Markson, the bursar of the University of Uyo told the Governorship Elections Tribunal that the University Management have alerted the police to enable the impostor who paraded himself as a UNIUYO student to be fished out and prosecuted.

Dr Markson, testifying as the 2nd witness of the 2nd defendant, stated that the integrity of the University was being ridiculed by the dubiosity exhibited by the said man who attempted to usurp the role of the University management.


“All the documents brought to the court by Daniel Edet Akpan are fake and forged.

“The man who came with that document intended to mislead and deceive the tribunal.
We are looking for the man. We have petitioned the police to find him because the integrity of the University is at stake.”

Under cross examination by counsel to INEC, Chief Offiong Offiong, SAN, the bursar, PW3, said further that as the Bursar it is the duty of his office to prepare, and approve salaries of university staff for payment.

“That puts me in a position to know all the IPPIS number of staff of the University of Uyo.”

“Can two different staff have the same IPPIS number? “

“No. It's not possible. IPPIS number is a unique number assigned to a particular staff of a federal institution by the office of the accountant general of the federation, and no other staff of MDA can have it”, said Dr Markson.

He also expressed alarm at the alleged payslip of PW16, saying that it did not emanate from his department.

“When I received the subpoena, I conducted a search on the payroll system from the university of Uyo and found out that the payslips attached to the subpoena are all fake and forged.

“There is no way, and at no time did the University issue this payslip to anybody hence the document didn't emanate from the University.

“My lord, we also do not send pay slips to people on WhatsApp as claimed by the said Daniel Akpan.”

The bursar when confronted with the documents tendered as promotion and appointment letters from the said Daniel, maintained that the University does not address letters to staff’s village address but to their departments or offices in the institution.

“My lord the promotion letter he tendered before this court is fake and forged because I have checked all our records in the bursary department and there is no such letter.

“It is a norm that any promotion letter or document that has a link with finances must be copied to us.

“Also my lord, the former registrar Aniediabasi Udofia was my colleague and we worked together for many years hence I can easily identify when his signature has been faked”, Dr Markson disclosed.

Under further cross examination by the Counsel to PDP, Tayo Oyetibo, SAN, the University bursar was equally shown a payslip for the month of October 2020 with the rank of principal assistant registrar, tendered by the said Daniel Akpan who was only allegedly promoted in 2022 he became an administrative officer 2.

“It is only a criminal that will come to court and make such claims because Principal Assistant Registrar is over three steps higher than an administrative officer 2”, Dr Markson cried out.

“The account number 1002888877 tendered by Daniel Edet Akpan doesn't exist in UNIUYO micro finance bank.

“I know this because I was the Managing Director of the bank, and now chairman board of directors. The account number is not assign to any customer in the UNIUYO micro finance bank.

“There is no faculty of environmental sciences in UNIUYO as claimed by that Daniel Akpan, but there is faculty of environmental studies.

“The governing council is the highest decision making body in the running of the University and is different from the Senate which is made up of academic staff and is responsible for decisions on academic matters of the University” , said the bursar who had marveled on being told that the senate and the governing council, according to Mr Daniel Akpan, are the same thing.

“My lord, that is why we are asking the police to comb everywhere and fish out the criminal character”, the University Staff declared.

“If you did not call for his arrest, I would have called for your arrest for shielding a criminal”, Oyetibo thundered.

“My lord their time is up, he is asking too many questions”, counsel to petitioner, Tunde Falola pressed.

“It has nothing to do with time, you don’t want a criminal to be exposed that is why you are uncomfortable. My lord let me not ask any further questions so that my learned brother will not be depressed”, the PDP counsel echoed