A member of the House of Representatives representing Obudu/Bekwarra/Obanliku Federal Constituency of Cross River State, Peter Akpanke, has been petitioned over an alleged unpaid travel debt of more than N19.15m arising from the procurement and reissuance of international and local airline tickets.
The petition, addressed to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission and obtained by our correspondent, was written by Ohanele Udokanmma, solicitor to Johnson Ugochukwu of Havilah Global Travels Limited, who accused the lawmaker of failing to settle outstanding payments despite repeated demands.
According to the petition, Akpanke engaged the travel agency on January 16, 2026, to procure three Business Class airline tickets to Rome for himself and two associates at a total cost of N24.48m.
The solicitor stated that the tickets were purchased with the agency’s funds at the request of the lawmaker. The petition further alleged that while in Rome on January 24, 2026, Akpanke requested the reissuance of the tickets for two of his companions at an additional cost of N5.79m.
It added that he subsequently requested the reissuance of another passenger’s ticket at a further cost of N1.52m. According to the petitioner, the total value of the international tickets rose to N31m.
