Nigeria, Dec. 23 -- Criticism has continued to trail the Speaker of the Akwa Ibom House of Assembly, Udeme Otong, following his remarks that he has the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket in his pocket for the 26 seats in the assembly for the 2027 general elections.

The latest attack on Mr Otong is coming from the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP), Akwa Ibom State Chapter, which has demanded a retraction from the speaker.

In a viral video circulating on Facebook, Mr Otong was seen boasting that no one would become a member of the Akwa Ibom House of Assembly without his approval.

The speaker made the remarks during a courtesy visit by the Ibom Grassroots Development Initiative, a political group, to his country home in Abak Itenge, t...