Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel has vowed to use all of his political resources to guarantee that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, wins the upcoming general election in the state.
He advocated for the Umo Eno/Akon Eyakenyi ticket for the general election of 2023 during his speech Monday night at the party's Governorship Campaign Council's first meeting.
With the inauguration, the PDP, according to Emmanuel, is poised to coast to victory in the race for governor in 2023, when Pastor Umo Eno is expected to emerge as the party's front-runner. The PDP is also poised to secure a landslide victory for all of its candidates, replicating the trademark landslide victory that has become a hallmark of the party since 1999.
“Today, all the stakeholders, who have been working towards the success of successive elections in this state are here for this historic take-off and with them in this ship, we are headed to the massive election victory in 2023,” he said.
On his part, the PDP governorship candidate, Umo, said the rapidly growing endorsements, support and preference by Akwa Ibom people for his candidacy for the office of governor placed on him the determination to repay this huge trust by leading an administration of inclusiveness and broad-based development that touches on the cardinal aspirations of Akwa Ibom people while safeguarding their lives and property.
Also speaking, the state Chairman of the PDP, Aniekan Akpan, said the party has launched a robust engagement strategy that will replicate the stories of victory that the PDP has always recorded in the state.
“In 2023, Akwa Ibom people will be delivering all candidates of the party in all categories of the elections and most importantly vote themselves into an administration of progress and collective prosperity”, he said.
Responding on behalf of members of the newly inaugurated Campaign Council, the Director-General of the Pastor Umo Eno Campaign Organisation, Amb Assam Assam, SAN, said the PDP and campaign organisation will drive issue-based campaigns and called on all Akwa Ibom to sign on to the Arise Agenda of Pastor Umo Eno.
Goodwill Messages were delivered by the Deputy Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Felicia Bassey, the National Chairman of MPM and Senatorial Candidate for Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District, Barr. Emmanuel Enoidem, the Political Leader of Uyo Senatorial District, Senator Effiong Bob, SSA to the Governor on Youths, Mr Aniefiok Wilson Iwaudofia, among others.