Forum Of All Progressives Congress (APC) Chapter Chairmen Akwa Ibom North-west (Ikot Ekpene) Senatorial District, Akwa Ibom State

As we gather today, Saturday July 21, 2018, to celebrate what APC government under the leadership of President Mohammadu Buhari has done for Akwa Ibom State.

We congratulate President Mohammadu Buhari for appointing His Excellency, Obong (Dr.) Nsima Ekere, our illustrious son, the Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

We therefore seize this occasion to declare as follows:

Ø             We stand for the re-election of President Mohammadu Buhari for his second term in office come 2019 because of the following reasons:

·               His uncompromising stand on corruption particularly his anti-corruption strategic executive order number six, to fight looters of our common wealth.

·               Strategic improvement on our national security architecture.

·               His huge investment on security which we believe is capable of securing our country.

·               Transformation of our national economy via huge allocation to power and infrastructures including dualization of Calabar-Itu-Ikot Ekpene road, linking Lagos to Calabar by rail.

·               Your integrity in governance has brought accountability and transparency to government.

·               Your N500 billion budget provision for the poor and down-trodden expressed in cash transfer to the vulnerable, N-Power and school feeding programme.

We pledge our loyalty to the APC 2019 winning team under the leadership of our National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomole, his National Working Committee (NWC) and National Executive Committee (NEC).

Ø             We earnestly call on His Excellency, Obong (Dr.) Nsima Ekere, the incumbent Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission to come home and contest the 2019 Governorship election in Akwa Ibom State under the platform of APC for the following reasons:-

Ø             To take Akwa Ibom State back to main stream politics in Nigeria, the APC led Federal Government under President Mohammadu Buhari.

Ø             Because you respect people including your seniors, you will be able to unite elders of our land for our common progress.

Ø             Having worked before in Akwa Ibom State as Deputy Governor, you know our economic enablers and will certainly invest our resources in such ventures to reduce poverty in the State.

Ø             You are a tested and trusted hand in the management of resources, accountability and transparency in public office, which testify to the willingness of the Federal Government of Nigeria, to trust in your hands the resources meant for nine States of the Niger Delta.

Ø             Good governance personified.

Ø             Capacity to grow the private sector of Akwa Ibom State economy

Ø             Deployment of entrepreneurial intelligence and capacity in governance.

Ø             Familiarity with the socio-economic environment of Akwa Ibom State having served the State first as a Deputy Governor and Chairman, AKIPPOC, Akwa Ibom State own Investment Company. 

Ø             Ability to create wealth, businesses, investments, employment, industry, enterprises based on your experience in the running and management of your private property company for many years in Nigeria. You know what it means to employ people because you are a well known employer of labour in Nigeria.

Ø             Mindset to implement APC manifesto which targets economy, security and corruption, paying attention to the poor and vulnerable in our society

Ø             Deploy your private sector mentality to industrialize Akwa Ibom State for wealth creation and employment of the youths.

Today, we appreciate your contribution to infrastructural development in Akwa Ibom State, using your office as the Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission.

As a people, we have seen your love and intervention for each Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State including Akwa Ibom State North-West Senatorial District.

We thank you for constructing hospital road in Abak, convent road in Ikot Ekpene, Ikot Akpan Omon in Ikot Ekpene, Old Itu road in Ikot Ekpene, etc.

·               We stand for the return of Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District to mainstream politics in Nigeria under President Mohammadu Buhari come 2019.

·               We call on the people of Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District to correct the mistake of 2015 by voting massively for President Mohammadu Buhari, because in 2019, our Senator will not be a minority leader but a majority leader, a friend of the Presidency, to draw goodness to the district.

·               We oppose leaders that will take us into opposition, causing us to deploy our scare resources in fighting useless wars, wars of failure.

·               We uphold the wisdom of our forbears, who remain in mainstream politics, work with the government at the centre, remain in government party, to draw resources for the good of our Senatorial District. 

·               So we call on the good people of the district to reject opposition leaders because, they do not have the capacity to remain in opposition government. They are deceivers.

·               We support efforts by leaders of APC in Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District to take the district back to the ruling party and the government at the centre.

·               We therefore call on sons and daughters of Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District to join APC, the government at the centre, to uphold the dream and aspirations of our forebears.

·               The Senatorial District should pray against distraction by opposition leaders that will take us away from the government at the centre, dump the district at the strange land of opposition politics.

Long live Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District!

Long live APC!!

Long live Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District APC Chapter Chairmen Forum!!!.

Elder Friday Michael Udo

For the Forum