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Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Abak Five Political bloc in Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District have united in support of the Senatorial aspiration of the erstwhile Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio.
The
stakeholders called on the people of the Senatorial District to disregard the
statement by some political opponents of Senator Akpabio led by former
Petroleum Minister, Atuekong Don Etiebet that the political bloc would not
support Senator Akpabio, describing such stance as self serving and dead on
arrival.
Convener
of the Forum and a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon.
Ekperikpe Ekpo disclosed that the stakeholders of Abak Five, comprising State
officers of APC from old Abak Division, the Five chapter chairmen of APC, 55
APC ward chairmen, candidates of APC, and critical stakeholders from the old
Abak Division met to forestall being railroaded into a political decision that
would mar their collective interest and well being.
According
to the communique, “Stakeholders of APC in Abak-Five note with grave sadness
the spurious claims of Atuekong Don Etiebet which noted that stakeholders in
the region had reached a resolution not to support Akpabio and questions how he
arrived at such stakeholders to the exclusion of chapter and ward chairmen of
APC; a party he audaciously parades himself as a caucus leader. How can he be
an effective leader without the followership of people at the grassroots which
we represent.
“We
reject in all its entirety the purported resolution by Atuekong Don Etiebet
that Abak-Five should support a candidate of another political party other than
APC and view this reckless decision as an anti-party act that should not be
condoned under any guise.
“As
APC members from Abak-Five, we disassociate ourselves from the statement
credited to Atuekong Don Etiebet that Abak-Five will support the senatorial
candidate of PDP in the forthcoming National Assembly elections of February 25
with particular reference to the candidacy of Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial
District.
“That
we, the stakeholders from Abak-5 have unanimously resolved to support Senator
Godswill Akpabio from Ikot-Ekpene/Essien-Udim/Obot Akara Federal Constituency
because of his capacity, the oneness and unification of Annang and the
conviction that he would bring more dividends of democracy without recourse to
cleavage sentiments.
“That
we, the stakeholders of APC from Abak-Five endorse all candidates of APC
beginning with Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu for President, Obong Akanimo Udofia
for Governor, Distinguished Senator Godswill Akpabio for Senate; all House of
Representatives and House of Assembly candidates of APC.
“We
call on the the National Chairman of our Party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, state
chairman of APC, Obong Stephen Ntukekpo, the NWC and SWC, to visit the full
weight of sanctions as prescribed in our party constitution, on Atuekong Don
Etiebet and co-travellers, for engaging in anti-party activities. This will
serve as a deterence to other fifth-columnists and restore sanity in our party
as we approach the general elections.
“Finally,
stakeholders of APC from Abak-Five state without equivocation that Atuekong Don
Etiebet has no authority to speak on behalf of Abak-5 without the consent of the
ward chairmen, chapter chairmen, State officers and stakeholders of APC from
Abak-Five.
”We
call on all and sundry from Abak-Five to ignore the claims of rejection of
Akpabio by Atuekong Don Etiebet as such position is dead on arrival,” the
communiqué stated.
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