Etop Umoidem
Political leaders, stakeholders and Elders in Ikono local Government Area, have unanimously passed a vote of confidence on the State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, for his performance in the last one year in office.
This was the high point of an enlarged meeting of both the PDP and her aggrieved members, held at the country home of the State chapter PDP Organising Secretary, Chief (Barr..) Moses Akpan at Mbiabong Ikon 1, Ikono middle, Ikono LGA.
In a motion duly moved by Mr. Usiene Ikpeme and seconded by High Chief Collins Okoruen, the attendees whole heartedly assented to the declaration without any dint of reservations.
Setting the tone for the business of the day, the convener of the meeting, Chief (Barr.) Moses Akpan, thanked all who attended the meeting, and considerd the gesture as a good omen.
He termed the meeting “charting the way forward”, describing the recent and current political situation in Ikono as unpalatable and dangerous for the future.
He opined that the matter may soon become worse if the people of the area continue to play the proverbial crab who would not always want it fellow crab to survive no matter the condition they find themselves.
Barr. Akpan, decried the manner with which the people of Ikono go about assassinating the character of Ikono people so as to gain cheap favour from the system. “We should stop fighting ourselves dirty in the public; stop destroying our champions so that there won’t be famine of human resources in our land when the time of reckoning comes”. Chief Moses Akpan said.
He declared that the said meeting was not to dwell on why the PDP failed in Ikono during the last elections or designed to witch hunt anybody but to chart a new political order that will usher in harmony, unity, peace, prosperity and development in the area. The former PDP chapter chairman, assured the people that the Governor will be happy with the outcome of the meeting because the governor support such ideas and commitment from members of the Party.
He used the occasion to thank Pastor Umo Eno, for his genuine efforts to reposition the State through his unbiased and unquantified democratic principles and timeless legacies he is building for the State.
On his part, the State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Augustine Umoh, passionately appealed to the people of the area to shun the uncivilised endemic called “Pull Him Down”, that the syndrome has pemeated our society and progress in multiple ways.
That as one of those who has been privileged to belong to the decision making body of the State he can tell about the challenges and spectacles confronting him when it comes to presenting cases concerning Ikono Local Government Area.
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In his words, we have many sons and daughters of Ikono in good positions that can help the area, but, they need one another’s support to attract the necessary dividends to the area and its people”.
Rt. Hon. Victor Udofia, a two term House of Assembly member, Arch. Aniefon Udo, Akwa Obong Unwana (Dr) Ntatam, Captain Bassey Idiong, Barr. John John, Ikono Transition Council, Vice Chairman, Barr. Ekemini Uba, PDP, Chapter Chairman, Mrs. Idorenyin, PDP, chapter woman leader, collectively appealed to all aggrieved people no matter the party lines to sheath their swords and work for the betterment and development of Ikono Local Government Area.
Albeit, they decried that the people have been marginalised in one way or the other, most significantly, imposing candidates during elections without seeking imput from the owners of the land; thus, if the trend doesn’t stop problems will continue to prevail.
In his reaction, a former Ikono chapter Vice Chairman of the PDP, and now Political consultant to parties in the area, Obong David Ntukk, paid glowing tributes to Governor Umo Bassey Eno, for his high quality and great performance in his one year in office.
He praised the the Governor for running a people-centric administration to the admiration of even the oppositions in the State; promising to work and support him whenever the need arises. He appealed to the leaders who have been benefited from the support of the people on one way or the other to reciprocate the gestures by giving back to the people.
He thanked Chief Moses Akpan for always exhibiting exemplary leadership and setting the pace in several sphere of endeavours.
The event was attended by Dr. Martins Akpan, Hon. Engr. Edet Umotong, Obong Mike Ene, Obong Inem Inyangette, Akp. Engr. Ita George, Otuekong Okon Etok, Hon. Gabriel Okoko, Mr. Idongesit Jimmy, Barr. Charles Ndarake, Hon. Etop Umoidem, past council chairmen, vice chairmen, past councilors, Past and present Party Officials, present PAs, SAs to the Governor, present Transition Committee members, Ward Chairmen, and Executives, women organisation, Party faithful and others.
