Aniekan Akpan Assumes Office As PDP State Chairman
…Meets with SEC, Chapter Chairmen of Party
“Our party must not fail Akwa Ibom people” – State PDP Chairman
The New State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Akwa Ibom State Chapter, Rt. Hon (Elder) Aniekan Akpan has formally assumed office as the 7th Chairman of the Party.
Shortly after arriving the State Secretariat Complex of the PDP in Atan Offot, Rt. Hon Aniekan Akpan proceeded to hold a maiden meeting with State Officers of the Party.
Presenting the New State Chairman to the State Exco members of the Party, Deputy Chairman of the PDP, Rt. Hon. Lawrence Udosen described him as a committed member of the Party who has served Akwa Ibom State in various capacities across different strata of leadership, adding that his wealth of experience in leadership will be pivotal to the flawless victories that the PDP will record in future elections.
Rt. Hon. Udosen enlisted the total support of State officers to the new Chairman.
Addressing the State Officers of the PDP, the State Chairman of the Party, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Akpan said he remains deeply grateful to the Governor and leader of the PDP in Akwa Ibom State, His Excellency Mr Udom Emmanuel and the entire party structure in the State for the confidence reposed in him to serve, promising that his administration will, with the humongous support of all members of the Party, and Akwa Ibom people write new stories of conquests for the Party in the state.
He said; “Our focus will be to build on the successes of the past leadership of this party and to expand the umbrella to cover as many Akwa Ibom people as possible. We will open up the party for more people to come in. As a party we will do everything within our powers to ensure that the trust and confidence that Akwa Ibom people have continued to repose in our party by giving our members the mandate to serve them is not betrayed. We must get to work immediately. That is why I am asking us to mobilize our people to get involved in this Continuous Voter’s Registration (CVR) exercise. In the days ahead we will evolved strategies to create easier access to help our people register.”
State Executive Committee members who spoke at the meeting were unanimous in their message of welcome for the new chairman and promised to work with him to ensure that the PDP maintain its winning ways in future elections in the State.
The State Chairman immediately after the meeting with State Executive Committee members, met with Chapter Chairmen of the PDP in the 31 Local Government Areas.
Addressing the Chairmen, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Akpan said it was important for him to meet with the Chairmen as they are critical to the journey that lies ahead.
He briefed them of plans to re-energise the Party at the grassroots level in order to deepen the party’s taproot in the different Local Government Areas.
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