The Young Progressives Party, Akwa Ibom State chapter has advised the governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel to channel his energy towards providing good governance
for the few months before his exit from office than using the state resources to install a successor who they described as a surrogate for his third term.
Buttressing his claims, the YPP chairman said the governor used the state funds to purchase 31 Hiace buses which cost over N1.24billion for the campaigns of the governorship candidate of the peoples Democratic Party, PDP Pastor Umo Eno who is his preferred candidate. Andy said the governor should have also channeled the monies into the completion of “several uncompleted road works and other abandoned infrastructures in need of funding” in the state.
“We can recall the Governor’s famous statement made on August 24, 2020, which was widely published as follows: “I’m not like other former Governors. He also accused INEC officials at the local government of colluding with the state government to engage in sharp practices during the elections even though he expressed hope that with the assurances given by the INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu that with the services of Bimodal Voter Registration Systems , there will be no manipulation.
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