By
Ephraim Ikpe
Out
of a total of 690 persons who participated as delegates in the governorship and
other elective offices primaries of the Accord Party for the nomination of
candidates for 2015 general elections, Bishop Samuel Friday Akpan polled a
total of 650 votes to emerge the gubernatorial candidate of Accord Party.
Okon
Iyanam who called during the accreditation to indicate that he bought the
Accord Party governorship form polled a total of 17 votes coming second. The
void votes were 23.
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| Bishop Samuel Akpan, 2015 Governorship candidate of Accord Party, AKS |
The
accreditation of delegates which started at about past 1pm ended at past 2pm
and voting, sorting and counting of votes and declaration the winner of the
primaries ended at past 7pm.
For
those running for Senate, House of Representatives and House of Assembly, their
nomination was done by voice votes since they had no contenders.
In
his response after being declared winner of the primary, Bishop Samuel Akpan
said, “when God is loud, then all the spirits must fear. The loudness of God has shaken the
foundations of the realities of men. No
wickedness can stop the kindness of a people and once you are the chosen one,
none can reject you.
“I
labour all through in 2007 and 2011 to enthrone the sitting government and this
is the best bet I can get from that government, but I have gotten same from
Accord Party” Akpan stated.
Continuing
he said, “it was not to be there, but today it is here now. That is why I want to thank God for today’s
openness to the processes of the primaries.
Accord has come to teach the generality of Akwa Ibom people how to do
due process and we have now come to redeem the real deep values of
democracy. Today we have come together
to warn any organization or Party that has shrouded their result in secrecy
that democracy is an open affair”.
Bishop
Akpan thanked his beloved Party for giving courage and strength, assuring that
he mounted the Party’s platform with total determination that he and the Party
members would cruise home with victorious in 2015.
He
said he did not lobby or pay any delegate money and challenged any other candidate
of any Party in the state to live up to his challenge. He called on the delegates who he said stood
by the truth, to continue to stand by the truth and by him, believing that with
them, the truth and God, they would cruise home with victory come 2015.
Commending
the candidate of the Party and delegates who conducted themselves very orderly
during the primaries, the State Chairman of Accord Party Mr Ifiok Itiaba said that
with all sense of modesty that Accord was the third largest political Party in
the country, promising that come 2015 Accord would usher in the new governor of
Akwa Ibom State. He said he had anticipated what was unfolding in Akwa Ibom
State years back.
The
State Chairman of Conference of All Political Parties in the State, Mr Aniediabasi
Stephen Akpan, was pleased with the delegates who conducted themselves peacefully and the candidate of Accord Party
of his dogged spirit in politics over the years.
Others
who were elected on voice vote are Hon. Sunday Obong, Mr Ubong John Edet and Mr
Boniface Sunday as candidates for Eket, Uyo and Ikot Ekpene Senatorial
Districts come 2015 elections. The
positions for the ten House of Representatives slots for the ten Federal
Constituencies in Akwa Ibom State were also filled by voice votes as well as
the candidates for the House of Assembly elections.
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