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AKWA IBOM WILL FARE BETTER WITH PDP GOVERNMENT AT THE CENTRE, GOV EMMANUEL ASSURES

…Pledges to complete Ibekwe-Ikot Akpan Nya-Ikot Nya-Ikot Akata road in 2023.

Governor Udom Emmanuel has assured Akwa Ibom people that the long neglect of the state in the scheme of things and development projects of the federal government will be upturned with the installation of Atiku Abubakar as Nigeria’s President.

The Governor and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Campaign Council for the 2023 elections gave the assurance while addressing a mammoth gathering of party faithful in a campaign rally, at Mkpat Enin stadium.

He also acknowledged the importance of the Ibekwe-Ikot Akpan Nya-Ikot Nya-Ikot Akata road and pledged to ensure it is fully constructed before the end of his tenure as Governor.

Governor Emmanuel said his reasons for undertaking the pivotal role in the Atiku Presidential Campaign were his adent loyalty to the Party and his desire to ensure that Akwa Ibom interest is well articulated at the centre, reaffirming his determination to be the voice his people need at the centre.

He therefore solicited massive support for Atiku Abubakar as President, Umo Eno as governor and the Mkpat Enin born Ekong Sampson for the Akwa Ibom South Senatorial seat as well as all the candidates of the PDP in Ikot Abasi Federal Constituency.

Speaking further Governor Emmanuel described the candidacy of Ekong Sampson as an affirmation of the PDP’s adherence to justice and value for quality, while lauding the Akwa Ibom South Elders for their firmness in maintaining the rotation principle in the district.

Despite all the overtures for him to take the senate ticket, the Governor reminded the people that he insisted on aligning with the existing zoning principle and urged everyone to support the senatorial candidate and ignore pretenders who are out to cause confusion in the district.

The wife of the Governor, Mrs Martha Udom Emmanuel, deputy Governor of the State Mr Moses Ekpo, in their goodwill messages commended Mkpat Enin for producing both the wife of the incoming Governor and the Senator for the district, and urged them to consider themselves lucky to be so favoured.

The PDP gubernatorial flag bearer, Pastor Umo Eno, was full of thanks for the endorsements he has enjoyed from Mkpat Enin people, being their inlaw.

He assured them to build on Governor Emmanuel’s investments in the area by creating components that will complete the vast value chain of the coconut industry as well as empower the youths and women with vast agricultural development programmes, ICT enhancement skills and other programmes in the area and assured them that he will remain their good inlaw even as a Governor.

The Senatorial District candidate of the PDP, Dr. Ekong Sampson, said Mkpat Enin was grateful to
the state government for so much attention given to them in terms of projects and appointment. He assured that Mkpat Enin people will express their gratitude with their votes for the PDP come 2023.

Chairman of the PDP in Akwa Ibom State, Elder Aniekan Akpan, presenting the party candidates to the people, recalled that Mkpat Enin has always made the party proud in voting massively for its candidates.

He thanked the party faithful and charged them to do even more in 2023, given the fact that so much has been done for the area in the last 8 years.

One of the highlights of occasion was the symbolic handing over of the baton by the incumbent senator, Akon Eyakenyi to Dr Ekong Sampson to the admiration of everyone present.