The ongoing wave of defections experienced in the State was today moved
to Nsit Ubium Local Government Area as not fewer than 860 members of
the All Progressive Congress APC decamped to the Peoples Democratic
Party PDP
While receiving the APC decampees, the Speaker of the Akwa
Ibom State House of Assembly, Barr Onofiok Luke noted that they are
opening up their arms to receive the decampees assuring them of being carried along in the scheme of things.
Barr Luke said that they in Nsit Ubium would continue to hold side by
side the philosophy of building industries and at the same distributing
empowerment to its people.
Barr Luke made this call today during
the gathering to celebrate Easter with PDP faithful where 860 Decampees
from the All Progressive Congress APC were received into the PDP fold.
The speaker while speaking against the backdrop where some stakeholders
refuse to report back progress to the grassroot, noted that while
industries and infrastructure are being built to give assurance to the
future of Nsit Ubium youths and those of the State in extension, they in
the local government would not fail to bring back what they receive
from the centre to share with the people, that being the age long
philosophy.
He called on the people to continue in the support to
the State governor, Deacon Udom Emmanuel to continue in office till
2023 while also assuring that he will not rest in his oars in delivering
the dividends of democracy which spans through educational support,
agricultural support and empowerment in numerous sectors.
While
advising the people to abhor criminality which he said should not be
heard of in the local government, Barr Luke called on the Party faithful
to receive the APC Decampees with open arms.
In his remarks, the
political leader of Nsit Ubium, distinguished Senator Effiong Bob noted
that the party in Nsit Ubium would continue in its regular meetings and
would not only wait till election time before it meets.
While
noting that the PDP in Nsit Ubium is a foundation party, noted that they
are settled in their support to the State governor for his second term
and advised that there should not be discrimination among those who have
returned back to the Party
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