Don’t Be A Governor For Only PDP – Ibibio Group Advises Udom

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By UbongAbasi Ise

A prominent socio-cultural group in Ibibio nation has urged Governor Udom Emmanuel to be magnanimous in discharging his mandate, advising him not to preclude citizens that have no political affiliation with the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, from participating in the governance of Akwa Ibom State.

               
The group, Ukai Ibibio, which is a youth wing of Akwa Imaisong Ibibio, through its leader, Etubom Ukai Udeme Emmanuel, called on the state governor during the world press conference held in Uyo yesterday, to throw the door of his government open for all candidates that participated in the just concluded general elections.

“We are here to plead that election have come and gone, everybody should sheath their sword; all hands should be on deck for the sake of peace and development of our dear state.

“Now that the elections are over, we call on Governor Udom Emmanuel to please lead the State as the governor of Akwa Ibom State and not the governor of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP).

“We are pleading with him to please incorporate all candidates who contested the election with him to tap from their ideas they had in their blueprints toward the betterment of the state,” the group said.

In order to achieve the much-talked about unity in the state, the group further advised the state governor to spread his industrialization and other developmental projects across the three Senatorial districts and other ethnic groups in the state.

Ukai Ibibio, which serves as a grand custodian of Ibibio nation, lauded all the leaders of Ibibio extraction for working with their counterparts from other ethnic groups to maintain the existing unity in the state by way of fashioning out acceptable zoning formula of the governorship office among the three senatorial districts. The group commended Annang and Oron nations for adhering to the senatorial accord which saw Mr. Udom Emmanuel returned to complete his second term.

They further congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Udom Emmanuel for their reelection, and applauded all the senatorial, House of Representatives and state Assembly candidates on their victory at the polls.

The group, led by Ukai Udeme Emmanuel, who is currently a Vice Chairman in Uyo local government council, later paid homage to Obong Dr.Essien Ekidem, the Ntisong III, at his palace in Uyo.


Obong Ekidem, who was very pleased to receive the leadership of the group he inaugurated in December 2010, thanked all the Ibibio people and all the Nigerian citizens who came together to ensure the country had a successful general elections.


Also, the Speaker (Akwa-Iko) of Akwa Esop Ima-isong Ibibio, Otuekong (Dr.) Cyril Ekiko, was visited by Ukai Ibibio team yesterday, and was appreciated for his commitment towards a peaceful and successful general elections.

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