Thousands of women took to the streets in a solidarity march to support Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom state.
Political leaders of Ikot
Ekpene senatorial district in Akwa Ibom state on Wednesday, August 15, visited
Governor Udom Emmanuel to reaffirm their support for him; saying the governor
is an epitome of integrity.
Vanguard reports that their
visit coincided with that of thousand women, drawn from across the 31 local
government areas of the state which besieged the premises of the Government
House Banquet Hall.
The chairman of the
senatorial district, Cletus Eshiet, told the governor, “We are here this
morning to have a chat with you, not just as our governor but also our leader
and to reassure you that Ikot Ekpene senatorial district is intact.
“We want to reassure you of
our earlier commitment to stand with you; to ressure you that as far as Ikot
Ekpene senatorial district is concerned, there is no shaking.”
Also speaking, the national
legal adviser of the PDP, Emmanuel Enoidem, told Governor Emmanuel, “We have
come not just to greet you as our in-law, but to reassure you that we in Ikot
Ekpene Senatorial District stand solidly behind you and that come 2019, we will
return you as the Governor our great state.
“If you check, you will see
that the founders, the operators, the managers and all the people who make
things happen in the party (PDP) are all here with us; meaning you have nothing
to fear.
“Because you have come to
Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District to choose the deputy governor, we have decided
to throw our weight behind you.”
On his part, the former
deputy governor of the state and another party stalwart from the zone, Obong,
Chris Ekpenyong said he had to rush out from an earlier engagement to join the
train, just to demonstrate one point to the governor, “We stand with you. No
Shaking. Nothing spoil.”
Ekpenyong further told the
Governor, “Don’t be afraid, the storm will be over very, very soon. Come 2019,
we will win the election and win it decisively”.
The state chairman of PDP
who also spoke at the occasion said ”I can see the generals and the confidence
they displayed and I know it’s PDP and PDP and PDP.”
Governor Emmanuel, while
responding, thanked the team for their visit and assurances, saying “to whom
much is given, much is expected as such I will reciprocate this gesture and
overwhelming show of love and support.”
The issue in contention,
Emmanuel said, ”is not all about Udom Emmanuel, but about our state, our
future, the generations yet unborn. on my part, I’ll continue to do what I know
to be right for the people. I cannot betray my people.”
The women took to the
streets days after former governor of the state Godswill Akpabio defected from
the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress.
Akpabio's defection was
celebrated by the APC as the party's chairman Oshiomhole, national leader of
the party Asiwaju hmed Tinubu and other top politicians were in Akwa Ibom to
welcome the former governor to the ruling party.
Emmanuel who was the
anointed candidate of Akapbio in 2014 governorship election is expected to
contest in 2019 on the platform of the PDP.
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