Ahead of the October 5 local government election in Akwa Ibom State, the Peoples Democratic Party has conducted its primaries and elected 31 chairmanship and 368 councillorship candidates.
The candidates were nominated in the party primaries held throughout the state on Saturday which stakeholders described as very “peaceful and successful”.
The PDP had on July 27 conducted ward congresses to elect ward executives throughout the state.
Speaking in his Nsit-Ubium Local Government Area, Governor Umo Eno hailed the peaceful conduct of the primaries, ascribing the success to the peace being enjoyed in the state.
He appreciated the people of Akwa Ibom State, particularly party faithful, for conducting themselves and the exercise peacefully, especially in a period when several parts of the country were not still in turmoil generated by the hunger protest.
“I want to appreciate all of us for the peaceful conduct of the primaries. The success of our party primaries is largely due to the peace enjoyed in our state and the general disposition of my administration,” Eno stated.
The governor, who reiterated his commitment to unveiling and implementing more welfare packages for the youths, congratulated the chairmanship candidate of Nsit Ubium, Mr Alfred Charles, and all councilorship candidates who emerged from the nomination exercise.
He tasked them to be ready to work and maintain the democratic ethos of the party as well as contribute to driving the community development efforts encapsulated in his ARISE Agenda.
In the Oron Local Government Area, the Deputy Governor, Senator Akon Eyakenyi, hailed the party’s primaries, saying PDP had once again shown a good example in “orderliness and peace” in the conduct of its affairs in the state.
On his part, the Akwa Ibom PDP Chairman, Elder Aniekan Akpan, who witnessed the nomination of Uyo Ukpanah in the Ukanafun LGA, lauded the delegates and party faithful for the successful conduct of the exercise.
He said the peaceful conduct of the exercise throughout the state was an indication of the party’s “readiness to win at the polls and continuing to deliver good governance to the people.”