Earlier today, Elder Godwin Akpan Udoh-Edehe Joined the secretary to the Akwa Ibom State Government, Prince Enobong Uwah and other party faithfuls inline to the resolution by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Akwa Ibom State Chapter that all the wards chairmen should convene a general meeting in all the 368 political wards of the state.
The SSG commended the Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Bassey Eno for taking governance to the grassroots by appointing two Senior Special Assistants, Special Assistants in Ward 7 and in the entire 368 political wards of the State.
The Secretary to the Akwa Ibom State Government, Prince Enobong Uwah, has received the over hundreds of decampees and returnees from other political parties to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, inward 7, describing the move as an indication of the party's dominance of the Ward (State).
The SSG and political leader of Uyo LGA has also tasked party faithful and stakeholders of the PDP in Ward 7 to embrace and integrate the returning politicians back to the fold.
The SSG clarified that the purpose of the meeting which, according to him, was holding simultaneously in all the 368 wards of the state was to strengthen the party and reassured the people that Akwa Ibom remains a PDP state.
He assured the new and returning members of a sense of belonging in the party, which he said would retain control of the Ward.
"What we are doing today is also to reassure the people that this is a PDP state and we will always stand with Pastor Umo Eno for eight years, already we have seen his numerous achievement in these past months"
“You can see that the who-is-who in the ward is here and as a party man I have also come down to my ward because nobody is above the party. Government is large enough to accommodate diverse interests.... In politics it is necessary to build trust. Be steadfast so that you can be trusted" he added.
Speaking on behalf of decampees from the YPP, a former Commissioner for Science and Technology, Mr. Samuel Efanga said I see know reason to be in an opposition party when my brother is the SSG, when Gov. Umo Eno appointed Prince Enobong Uwah has the Secretary to the State Government I immediately took a decision to return back to PDP because he is my brother".
He appealed to the SSG and the leadership of PDP to protect his interest and other decampees across the ward, adding that their return to the PDP is to identify with the obvious and laudable development strides of the Governor Umo Eno and they are ready to key into the philosophy of the Arise Agenda"
