2023 : Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District Vows To Deliver Block Votes For Atiku, Umo Eno, PDP Nat’l/State Assembly Candidates

The people of Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District also known as Ikot-Ekpene Senatorial District, Tuesday renewed their PDP vows, with a pledge to vote for all candidates of the PDP – the Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Governorship candidate, Pastor Umo Eno, Senatorial candidate, Barr. Emmanuel Enoidem, House of Representatives and State Assembly candidates of the party.

Ikot-Ekpene Senatorial district comprises 10 local government areas with 108 wards.

Speaking at Ikot-Ekpene Township Stadium, venue of the PDP campaign flag-off for the Senatorial District, leaders of the district including, a PDP chieftain and former Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Emmanuel Ibok-Essien, Deputy Governor, Moses Ekpo, Senator Aloysios Etok, State PDP Chairman, and Chairman of the Campaign Council, Elder Aniekan Akpan, Chairman, Akwa Ibom State Environmental Protection and Waste Management Agency, Prince Akpan Ikim who spoke on behalf of youths in the district, Inimfon Bassey who spoke on behalf of students, and a woman leader, Mrs. Inibehe Silas, all reechoed the position of the people of the Senatorial District that PDP is the only party they know and no other, assuring of their readiness to empty their votes in 108 wards for PDP.

“Governor Udom Emmanuel is a performing Governor. The reward for that hard work is for us to rally around and ensure we give you a worthy successor that will sustain the development strides we’ve witnessed under your watch. Umo Eno is our next Governor”.

The PDP Gubernatorial hopeful, Pastor Umo Eno thanked the people for the warm reception accorded him and his entourage, and pledged to sustain the tempo of development in the state. “We shall build upon the legacies of Governor Udom Emmanuel. We shall continue with your good works, we will connect the dots, further the peace, and work to ensure that the peace is sustained So that we can continue the monumental projects”.

Addressing the people, Governor Udom Emmanuel appreciated the people of the district for their steadfastness with the PDP. He canvassed support for the Presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar, saying it was time for Nigeria to be rescued from bad leadership.

The high point of the ceremony was the presentation of flags to the Senatorial, House Of Reps candidates of the PDP for Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District

The party received some defectors from the APC back to its fold, among them, former ALGON Chairman