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The wife of the former military
administrator of Ogun and Rivers States, Sam Ewang, has been kidnapped.

Comfort Ewang was kidnapped on her
way into her private school, Beulah International School, at Ekom Iman, Uyo-the
Akwa Ibom state capital, yesterday morning.

Confirming the kidnap to NEXT,
Mr Ewang stated that kidnappers are “demanding that I step down for Akpabio
(the governor of Akwa ibom state) and pay them a ransom of N300,000,” adding
that he has been under immense pressure since the incident occurred.

Mr Ewang, is a gubernatorial
aspirant on the platform of All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) in Akwa Ibom where
the incumbent Governor, Godswill Akpabio is seeking a second term in office on
the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

The former military
administrator officially declared his intention for the gubernatorial race last
week at Beulah International School where he had to relocate to after officials
of the Ibom hall; a state government owned auditorium denied him the use of the
hall.

Mr Ewang is the second aspirant
for the Akwa Ibom’s governor office to suffer the kidnap of a relative
following the abduction of the aged mother of Ini Udonwa in May 2010 after he
declared his intention as well.