Politics
2027 Elections: Akpabio Gets Assurance of APC Victory in Akwa Ibom
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Friday secured assurances from indigenes of Akwa Ibom State of their resolve to ensure the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor Umo Eno, himself and all candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in next year’s general elections.
Akpabio received the assurances during the official presentation of Governor Umo Eno’s 2027 manifesto and the inauguration of the APC campaign council for the state.
A statement by the Special Assistant to the President of the Senate on Media, Jackson Udom, quoted the Senate President, who is also the Grand Patron of the state’s campaign council, as saying: “When we took over the reins of government in 2007, we were determined to turn the state from its pedestrian status to a destination for all and sundry, and all our projects were tailored towards that.
But as you were reeling out your achievements in the last three and a half years and your plans for the next four years, you are gradually turning Akwa Ibom into a global destination. This is Uncommon Transformer 2.0. I was Uncommon Transformer 1.0.”
Akpabio noted that “from what our governor has said today regarding his achievements, one thing caught my attention, and that is the fact that he said he has not borrowed a dime from any bank to execute those projects.
“For not borrowing to execute all these laudable projects, it is a confirmation that the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration is giving you more money, and you are using it judiciously for the development of the state,” he stressed.
Akpabio thereafter posed a question:
“With the prompt release of more resources belonging to our state by the President to the governors, who should be returned to the Villa in 2027?”
The people responded with a resounding affirmation: “Tinubu.”
Akpabio assured the governor of the unalloyed support of members of the National Assembly from the state for his administration, saying: “On this journey of turning our dear state into a global destination, you shall not walk alone. We, the members of the NASS from the state, are with you.
“With you on the saddle, the future of our state and children is secured. I am very impressed with your interest in the education of our children through human capital development. This is the best thing you have done for our state because after putting all these infrastructure in place, if there is no Akwa Ibom child to man them, it would come to nothing without training.”
Akpabio advised Governor Eno to remain focused on his programmes for the state and pay little or no attention to comments from the opposition, whom he described as being in the minority.
Earlier in his speech, Governor Eno presented his scorecard for the last three and a half years in office, attributing his achievements to the support he enjoys from President Bola Tinubu through increased federal allocations to the state.