Akwa Ibom 2023: Allegation Of Hijacking Party Cards Unfounded
OpenLife Nigeria reports that the trending media report on alleged plan by Governor Udom Emmanuel to manipulate the coming PDP governorship primary in the state by hijacking adhoc delegate lists reported by Sahara Reporters has been described as a calculated smear campaign crafted to tarnish the hard earned reputation of the Governor.
Mr Enefiok Okon, the National Coordinator Liberated People for Transparency and Good Representation Forum, who spoke in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, said the well orchestrated fake report was designed to cause panic, confusion and destabilize the reigning peaceful atmosphere in the party and state.
Okon who took time to counter the entire write up explained that the Governor has never reached out to the national leaders of the party to seek such ridiculous assistance nor directed the state chapter of the party to embark on such fruitless exercise.
According to him, ” We have it on good authority that a flippant ex aide of governor Udom Emmanuel from Uyo local government area currently on the payroll of Senator Bassey Albert told his audience that his new principal is set to make the state ungovernable.
According to information at our disposal, the ex aide who is notorious for working against his benefactors told some politicians in Uyo that they will also destabilize the party and set it against the people by cooking up spurious and damaging allegations against the party leaders in the state.
”It is also in the public domain that the leadership of the Peoples Democratic party in Akwa Ibom state have severally assured the people of a level playing ground for all aspirants.
However, according to a group known for championing transparency in governance, Senator Bassey Albert, has over time, shown disdain for peace and his desperation to clinch the coveted governorship position in the state through fair or crooked means has seen him supervise the formation of Akwa Ubokabasi defenders a group of idle youths assembled for ”special assignments”, before their formation, a group of hatchet writers fully equipped to be churning out daily falsehood and sheer blackmails have earlier been inaugurated and unleashed on the state authority to cause disharmony”.
The group Coordinator highlighted that Governor Udom Emmanuel has refused to be distracted from his completion agenda programme while his succession agenda remains on course too.
He maintained that no amount of blackmail or negative propaganda will stop a man whose time has come stressing that Pastor Umo Eno remains God’s gift to Akwa Ibom people to lead the state to higher glory from 2023.
Okon opined,” Pastor Umo Eno’s choice has united Akwa Ibom people more and his endorsement and support massive. Akwa Ibom people want the best and Pastor Umo Eno remains the best.
He drew the attention of Akwa Ibom people to a recent comments of Senator Bassey Albert during his consultation visit to Nsit Ibom where he said ”The National secretary of the party is my intimate friend. I knew him for over 40 years. I will win the governorship election. I am the most prepared aspirant. I have been a commissioner for finance for 8 years, have been a senator almost 8 years. I am the most qualified aspirant.’
He therefore, asked if such comments disclosing close affinity to Party’s national secretary should be expected from an aspirant desirous of participating in free and fair elections.
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