Group Captain Sam Ewang (born 1952) was Military Administrator of

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from August 1996 to August 1998 during the military regime of General

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, and then Administrator of

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until May 1999 handing over power to the elected governor

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at the start of the

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. Ewang ran for governor of

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in April 2007 on the

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(ANPP) platform. After the election he accused the

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PDP and

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(INEC) of rigging the results. In November 2007, the ANPP declared that the purported suspension of Ewang, its governorship candidate for Akwa Ibom State in the 2007 general elections, was illegal. In a June 2009 interview, Ewang held the present government of Akwa Ibom responsible for the recent spate of kidnappings, robbery and hired killings, accusing government agents of being involved. In February 2010, Chris Nyong Ekong, former commissioner for youths and sports in Akwa Ibom, was arraigned for kidnap, conspiracy and murder. There had been a series of recent kidnappings. Ewang alleged that prominent

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people were being targeted. Ewang is one of the leaders of the National Democratic Movement (NDM). In January 2010, the NDM was involved in talks with the "mega party" being planned by

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and

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, with the purpose of defining a common platform to oppose the PDP. Ewang was appointed to an integration committee that also included

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and Arthur Nwakwo, charged with ensuring the full coalition of all the parties and eminent stakeholders.

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Nigerian Air Force officers Living people Governors of Ogun State Nigerian military governors of Rivers State 1952 births {{Nigeria-mil-bio-stub