PDP elects new leaders in Akwa Ibom LGs

The Peoples Democratic Party in Akwa Ibom State, on Saturday, elected its executive committee members to pilot the affairs of the party for a four-year tenure at the local government level across the state.

A statement by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Mr Borono Bassey, on Sunday, said each of the 31 local government Areas in the State has a total of 18 Chapter Officers, including one Person Living with Disabilities, in the LGs, thereby bringing the total of PLWDs to Thirty-one across the State.

The statement added that the State Governor, Umo Eno, was among the eminent members of the party elected as National Delegate out of the 31 delegates elected in each of the local governments.

“A New leadership has emerged across all 31 Local Government Chapters of the Peoples Democratic Party in Akwa Ibom State, following the election of Chapter Executive Committee Members who will hold the reins of leadership of the PDP for a four-year tenure at the Local Government level across the State.

“At the Congress, a total of 18 Chapter Officers were elected in each Local Government, including one National Delegate per LGA bringing the total to 31 National Delegates as well as one Person Living with Disabilities, PLWDs in each Local Government also bringing the total of PLWDs to Thirty-one across the State.

“The State Governor, Umo Eno was among eminent members of the Party elected as National Delegates at the Local Government Congress which held at the PDP chapter headquarters Nsit Ubium” the statement said.

The statement further revealed that the governor, in his goodwill message to all the Local Government Areas, which the Elders and stakeholders delivered of the party, praised the unity of purpose and dogged resolve to victory that has remained as the defining traits of the party in the State.

The governor charged the newly elected officials to be prepared to work assiduously to steady the Party on the Path of successive electoral conquest in Akwa Ibom.

Also, the chairman of the PDP, Hon (Elder) Aniekan Akpan, while addressing stakeholders, reminded them of the need to elect officers who are ready to make the needed sacrifices of stewardship that will draw more faithful supporters to the PDP in Akwa Ibom State

He said, “In this State, our Party, the PDP is privileged to stay as the most loved and preferred Political Party for Akwa Ibom people. Therefore those who will elect must be persons who will adopt an altruistic disposition that will make millions of people continue to admire the PDP and choose us.”

The five-man chapter congress electoral committee for Akwa Ibom State sent in from the National Headquarters of the party had Ene David as the Chairman while Emmanuel Ekpe was the Secretary.