Nigeria, Dec. 16 -- The Speaker of the Akwa Ibom House of Assembly, Udeme Otong, has sparked public outrage by publicly declaring that the outcome of the 2027 legislative elections has already been decided, claiming that he has the power to determine who, within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, will be elected into the assembly.

In a viral video circulating widely 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, to mark his 2025 birthday.

"All the tickets are already in my pocket," Mr O...