ISD 2023: Etiebet, Abak 5 leaders Shun Akpabio, endorse Barr Enoidem, zones seat to Abak federal Constituency
…Members to vote their party’s presidential candidates come Feb 25
…Etiebet to lead delegation to lobby Ikono/Ini, Ikot Ekpene federal Constituencies
The Evangelist edition
February 5, 2023
With barely twenty days to the 2023 Presidential and National Assembly Election, political leaders across the various political parties of Abak 5 extraction in Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District have resolved to throw their weight behind a Senatorial candidate from Abak federal Constituency extraction.
Barr Emmanuel Enoidem, the PDP Senatorial candidate was unanimously endorsed as their choice for the February 25, 2023 Senatorial election but members were urged to vote their respective party’s presidential candidates.
The bipartisan decision which was taken after an inter-party meeting held at Ewet Housing Estate residence of former Minister of Petroleum, Otuekong Don Etiebet, had members of the APC, PDP, NNPP, YPP, Labour Party and others in attendance from Abak, Etim Ekpo, Ika, Ukanufun and OrukAnam Local Government Areas in attendance.
Present at the meeting were past and present Local Government Chairmen, past and present Commissioners, past and present members of the National and State House of Assembly, past and present members of Boards, Commissions, Agencies and Parastatal at both federal and State level, past and present party officials at the Federal, Zonal, and State level, Elder statesmen, Community Leaders, Heads of Women Groups, among others.
In a resolution at the end of the extraordinary meeting, the leaders revolved to among other things, that the 2023 Senatorial seat for Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District must go to Abak/Etim Ekpo/Ika Federal Constituency which has not produced a Senator since 1963 whereas other federal constituencies in the Senatorial District have produced Senators at several times, including Ikot Ekpene Federal Constituency that has produced five Senators since 1963, three in the fourth republic alone.
Other far reaching decisions taken at the end of the extraordinary meeting include, the unanimous adoption of Barrister Emmanuel Enoidem of the PDP, being the strongest of the four candidates considered from the Abak-5 Community as the consensus candidate for the February 25, 2023 Senatorial election.
The communique read in parts; That all Abak-5 Community eligible voters are enjoined to vote for Barrister Emmanuel Enoidem of the PDP irrespective of their party affiliations in the Community in the forth coming senatorial election of 25th February, 2023 for equity, justice, fairness and brotherliness because it is Abak Federal Constituency’s turn to produced the next Senator having not had any since 1963″.
“The leaders of the Abak-5 Community led by Atuekong Annang, Don Etiebet, CON are enjoined to reach out to their allies in Ikot Ekpene and Ikono/ Ini Federal Constituencies for their understanding and support to vote for Barrister Emmanuel Enoidem to win the Senate seat of the Akwa Ibom Northwest Senatorial District”, the communique read.
The meeting which had all major political stakeholders from Abak 5 extraction, urged all Chieftains of the various political parties to relocate to their respective units, wards and local government areas to begin what was termed, “the mother of all political mobilization” towards the realisation of the decision.
The meeting which lasted for hours ended with prayers to God to bless their resolutions to enthrone justice, Equity, fairness and good brotherliness in Akwa Ibom Northwest Senatorial District so as to preserve the age long unity and peace among the four federal constituencies in the Senatorial District as well as the peaceful and orderly election of Barr Emmanuel Enoidem as the next Senator on Saturday, February 25, 2023.
