The Chairman of Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Anthony Luke, has revealed why former Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, will not win in the forthcoming elections even in Essien Udim, his local government area.
The LG boss further stated, “You and I know that Akwa Ibom State is predominantly a PDP state, I have been grateful to the leadership of the PDP, it is the PDP that gave an Essien Udim son ticket to be the governor of Akwa Ibom state, PDP gave Akpabio minority leader position even when he was a first timer, so we don’t have to be ungrateful to such a party and you expect an Essien Udim son to leave the party? Is that how it works? An Essien Udim man is a truthful man; he has integrity, we don’t...
“For God’s sake, Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District has produced five senators since 1963 to date, nobody has been senator in Abak Federal Constituency, is that area not part of the senatorial district? They are our brothers, our sisters and deserve to be given the chance. Responding, the former Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, who spoke through the Director Media/Publicity of his campaign organisation, Mr. Joe Iniodu, described the chairman’s argument as spurious and a complete fallacy
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