A’IBOM PDP FORTIFIES GRASSROOTS STRUCTURE, COUNTS EARLY GAINS OF THE ARISE AGENDA

…As PDP members converge for State-wide Ward Meetings

“Our resolve to actualizing the ARISE Agenda remains unshaken! – Gov. Umo Eno

In a deliberate effort geared towards strengthening the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State, elders, stakeholders and members of the party have held a state-wide Ward meeting across all the wards in the state, with members of the party counting the early exceptional gains recorded by the Pastor Umo Eno’s administration as captured in the ARISE Agenda within the nine months he has held the reins as Governor.

Following the directive of the party leadership in the state, a state-wide ward meeting which held Saturday March 30, 2024 deliberated on issues of party affair at the grassroots, seeking more ways to further deepen the roots of PDP in all electoral wards in the state, with Leaders and Government appointees taking time to brief the people on the policies, intervention, programmes and early gains of the PDP administration in the State as superintended by Governor Umo Eno.

At the Ward Meeting held at Ibiakpan – Obotim Ward 2, Nsit Ubium Local Government Area, Governor Umo Eno who attended the meeting, explained that the purpose of the ward meetings was to afford the party leadership the opportunity to receive the mass of decampees who have been thronging back to the party lately and to reinforce the party’s support base, asserting that Akwa Ibom is proudly PDP as the people have been better of under with successive governments in the state led by the party.

In his words: “It’s been a good outing. We intend to continue to build up the party, to continue to work for our state and to continue to support our President at the centre.

“We have finished elections and people want to come back. I believe they have seen that the government is responsible, has capacity and the are convince and are coming back of their own volition, without being pushed. As a good father and a responsible party, we have to open our door and everyone together, because Akwa Ibom is a PDP state and from time it has always been. So we need to build up our membership, continue to show capacity and strength in developing our state.”

He stated that the ARISE Agenda is on course and soon enough, full implementation of his blueprint will be seen which he pointed are directed at uplifting the people and meeting the needs and aspirations of Akwa Ibomites.

The Speaker Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Elder Udeme Otong, while enumerating gains of the current administration thanked his people for staying true to the party and urged them to do more at repositioning the area to draw massive benefits from the ARISE Agenda.

At the Northern Ukanafun Ward 4 venue of the Ward Meeting, the State Chairman of PDP, Rt Hon (Elder) Aniekan Akpan thanked his people and the entire Ukanafun for the support to the party, charging them to consolidate on the party’s dominance to gain more democratic dividend.

The Akwa Ibom State PDP helmsman who described Governor Umo Eno as a leader sent by God to Akwa Ibom people at a critical time like this, was full of praises to the Governor for already demonstrating results-oriented commitment in actualising the well-laid out ARISE agenda for the benefit of the people.

The State Chairman who was flanked by his wife, Deaconess Unyime Akpan, particularly, lauded the Governor for his various initiatives including but not limited to the appointment of over 368 Personal Assistants from the respective Wards of the State, the one-project-per-local government, rural roads, prompt payment of pension and gratuity to retirees and intervention in food price hike through the Bulk Purchase initiative, amongst others.

In a well attended Ward meeting at Awa Ward 1, ONNA Local Government Area, Immediate past Governor of Akwa Ibom State, His Excellency Mr Udom Emmanuel charged faithful of the party to remain steadfast to the ideals of the PDP as PDP remains the most credible platform for the emergence of leaders and pursuit of broadbased nationwide development ends.

At the crowded venue of the meeting for the PDP Ward 7 in Uyo, Secretary to the Akwa Ibom State Government, Prince Enobong Uwah while addressing the highly elated faithful of the Party appreciated them for their steadfastness in choosing the PDP while also thanking them for their massive support for the Pastor Umo Eno’s administration.

Prince Uwah said “For us in Ward 7 and the entire Uyo Local Government, our direction has always been PDP. Today I stand here to assure you that Pastor Umo Eno has already gained the applause of Akwa Ibom people across party lines for the bountiful dividends of Democracy his administration has already brought to the people of Uyo and Akwa Ibomites. Let us therefore increase the bandwidth of our support for this administration”

In Uruan, Senator representing Uyo Senatorial District and former Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Senator Aniekan Bassey attended the ward meeting at his home ward, Southern Uruan ward 2, where he rallied support for the ARISE agenda of the present administration of Governor Umo Eno also urged the people of Uruan to get ready to take advantage of the many benefits that the PDP administration in the state has begun to birth in the State.

Addressing the party in Southern Iman Ward 1 and 2, member representing Etinan/Nsit Ibom and Nsit Ubium in the National Assembly, Hon (Obong) Paul Ekpo, re-echoed the position of the party members which made a case for continued engagement at the ward level, adding that the support which saw to the party’s victory at the polls should continue for the Governor to succeed.

At the Ibiono Ibom Western Ward 5, the Member Representing Itu/Ibiono Ibom at the House of Representatives, Rt Hon. Ime Okon charged attendees at the meeting to keep faith with the PDP as current realities has shown that it is the only party that is permanently committed to catering to the welfare of citizens.

Similarly, in Ibiono Ibom Western Ward 5, the Commissioner for Information, Comrade Ini Ememobong , who joined party faithful in the ward also commended them for their steadfastness and unwavering stance to stay in party, tasking the party faithful to support the vision of Governor Umo Eno which he said is meant to benefit the people.

The Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Sir Charles Udoh, joined the party faithful in Uyo Ward 8 to share thoughts on internal affairs and the resolution to support the ARISE Agenda of Governor Umo Eno.

In Ubium North Ward 3, the political Leader of Uyo Senatorial District Senator Effiong Bob who assured party faithful in the ward of greater days for the PDP in Akwa Ibom State and Nigeria, sued for greater commitment for the growth of the party.

In Asutan ward 3, Ibesikpo Asutan LGA, the Commissioner for finance, Dr Nsikan Linus Nkan said the reward for supporting PDP at the last general elections will continue to come to the ward under the watch of Gov Umo Eno.

At Ikpa Ibom Ward 3, Mkpat Enin Local Government Area, the Transition Committee Chairman of Mkpat Enin, Hon Mercy Bassey thanked party members for their support to the party and Governor Umo Eno, urging them to key into the Governor’s ARISE Agenda.

In their separate remarks, the Ward Chairman, Mr Ndueso Udo Usen and Ward Leader, Hon Mfon Nkanteen, reassured party faithful that the PDP led state government was committed to initiating more programmes that will benefit them.

Separate remarks by leaders and members of the party show that the state-wide ward meeting which has as its important highlight, the defection of members of other political parties to PDP, was largely successful even as members applaud PDP’s now entrenched tradition of having frequent meeting for close engagements at the grassroots level.

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