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Akwa Ibom APC’s future beyond 2027 bright – Akpabio
… reconciles partymen, preaches unity
President of the Senate, Dr Godswill Akpabio, has Akwa Ibom State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has a great and astounding future in 2027 beyound its current status.
Akpabio, who is the nation’s number three man, said the APC in the state, which produced three National Assembly members, including himself, would spring surprises in the political arrangements in the country.
The Senate President, who was addressing stakeholders of the party from Akwa Ibom North-East (Uyo) Senatorial District, noted that the party, amidst internal wranglings and disagreements, pulled through, winning major seats during the 2023 general elections.
According to him, “We have come a long way and we have made our statements. The party had the potential of sweeping the state in the last elections.
“Akwa Ibom people love me. They don’t care which party I belong. They go wherever they see me. APC is a party to be. Our amiable President has enormous plans to renew the hopes of Nigerians.
“Therefore, it is pertinent that we must bury our hatchet, come together to work for the interest of the party.”
Akpabio assured that he would not condone double standard, urging the state party chairman, Chief Stephen Ntukekpo, to immediately set up reconciliation committees in the three senatorial districts of the state towards swift resolution of any perceived crisis.
“Of course, it would be inappropriate to have the Senate President without the party doing all it takes to produce a governor. As God had located him in the bush and anointed me to be governor and now as Senate President, He would certainly anoint a man in Uyo to be governor”, he explained.
Sen. Ita Enang, the immediate-past SSA to President Buhari on Niger Delta Affairs, whi spoke earlier, said all issues of disagree in the party had been resolved.
Aknowledging Godswill Akpabio’s efforts at repositioning the party for victory, Enang, who vied for the state’s governorship seat, called on all partymen and supporters to bury their differences and come together for the success of the party in the future.
Also in attendance were senators and national assembly members, who accompanied Akpabio; State Chairman of the APC, Obong Stephen Ntukekpo; 2023 Senatorial Candidate for Akwa Ibom Northeast Senatorial District, Dr. (Rt. Hon) Emaeyak Ukpong and a former Commissioner and 2023 gubernatorial aspirant, Prof. Chris Ekong.
Highpoint of the meeting was a presentation of a graven statue and a souvenir by Dr. Emaeyak Ukpong on behalf of the Senatorial District Leadership of the party to the Senate President.