----- Says Eket Zone Deserves More
Three years to the 2015 gubernatorial election in the country, a
Port Harcourt-based medical practitioner and two-times governorship aspirant in
Akwa Ibom State, Dr. Samuel Ndede Udonsak, has formally indicated his interest
to run for the seat in the 2015 polls under the ruling Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP’s) platform.
Udonsak who made his intension known in a consultative meeting he
held with executive committee, Elders, stakeholders and members of PDP in his
Eket Urban Ward 4 at the weekend, noting that the time was ripe for Eket
senatorial district to seek and occupy the Hilltop Mansion in 2015.
He added that it was unnecessary to heat up the state’s polity
with the debates of zoning and which zone should produce the state chief
executive in 2015 when it was cleared that Eket zone would produce the
governor.
The medical doctor further explained that in 1999 all aspirants
cross the state, contested for the governorship seat of the state to decide
which zone would occupy the seat, saying that when former governor Victor Attah
emerged, it was cleared that Uyo senatorial district had taken its turn on the
seat, and in 2007, when Attah had completed his eight years in office,
aspirants for the seat were majorly from Ikot Ekpene and Eket zones and that
when, Chief Godswill Obot Akpabio emerged, it was cleared that Ikot Ekpene
senatorial district has taken its eight years turn that would be completed in
2015.
He argued that the two zones of Uyo and Ikot Ekpene had taken
their slots and that in 2015, the seat would be occupy by aspirant from Eket
senatorial district which, he said he was the best amongst others, because,
according to him, he has the requisite experience to provide the people of the
state with good governance.
“You may recall that I had on earlier occasions presented myself
to be elected Governor of Akwa Ibom state. At those instances the argument was
that the times were not ripe, considering the already entrenched rotational
arrangement, regarding the governorship of our state. Up till now, that
aspiration of mine has not waned, and you will also agree with me, that this time
around, 2015 can be said to be a time, both ripe and auspicious. Based on these
and other good grounds, I want to inform you most respectfully, of my resolve
to contest the office of the governor of Akwa Ibom State, come 2015,” the
Eket-born-politician declared, saying, “my decision is based on my conviction,
that I have what it takes; the vision, the experience and the character traits
and I am determined to provide good governance in the state to consolidate and
build upon the very significant gains our incumbent governor has achieved.”
Earlier, the chairman of PDP Urban Ward 4, Mr. Bassey Usoro Akpan,
had told the gathering that the meeting was at the instances of the
governorship aspirant and that the ward party would support his (Udonsak’s)
ambition because he was very qualified for the office of the state governor and
promised to mobilize the party members in support of Udonsak in 2015.
The chairman of the occasion and leader of PDP in Eket local
government area, Gen. Anthony Etukudo OON, (Rtd.) said that he decided
to allow the premises of his private residence to be used for convening the PDP
meeting to show the people of Eket his total support in the aspiration of
Udonsak, noting that the time for the zone to produce the state governor would
be in 2015 as, according to him, Uyo and Ikot Ekpene senatorial districts have
already taken theirs.
Speaker after speaker declared support for Udonsak’s ambition and
called for a synergy among the people of the zone to enable it (Eket zone)
succeeds in the contest.
Present at the event were: serving counselors, supervisory
counselors in Eket, Eket council secretary, Mrs. Enem; Dr. Etuk Etuk, Barr.
Akpadiaha Ebitu; and PDP Woman Leader in the ward.
Others were: Mr. Ime
Assam; Dr. Okon Essien and Mr. Ekanem Willie among several chieftains of PDP in
Eket.
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