Former governor of Akwa Ibom State and
Senator representing Ikot Ekpene Senatorial
District, Godswill Akpabio, has advised his
successor, Udom Emmanuel, and some
leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) to prepare for another governorship
election in the state.
The former governor was said to have told
the Peoples Democratic Party faithful that
proceedings at the Akwa Ibom Governorship
Election Tribunal was not in favour of the
party.
A Government House source told Daily
Independent in Uyo, on Tuesday, that Akpabio
had informed the PDP elders that the party’s
defeat on March 28 presidential election had
adversely affected PDP’s fortunes at the
national and state levels.
Akpabio, according to him, called the meeting
to advise the elders of the party to begin
sensitising and mobilising other party faithful
and Nigerians should the tribunal decide to
cancel the election.
Akpabio was said to have stated this during
an emergency meeting of PDP elders in Uyo
on Saturday.
Besides the governor, other PDP leaders who
attended the meeting included the state party
chairman, Mr. Paul Ekpo; Speaker, Akwa Ibom
State House of Assembly, Mr. Aniekan Uko;
Senator Effiong Bob, and a former military
governor of Akwa Ibom State, Idongesit
Nkanga.
However, a PDP leader from Eket who was at
the meeting said, in confidence, that the
mood at the meeting was sober, except on
few instances where Akpabio had to crack
jokes which brought out laughter from the
people.
He said: “Akpabio presided over the meeting,
but was constantly making reference to
Emmanuel as the governor and asking the
party to support the new administration to
succeed.
“He also advised Emmanuel to carry the party
along in his government so that the party
could remain as a united family.”
It was learnt that Akpabio’s election as a
senator is also being challenged at the
tribunal by the All Progressives Congress
candidate, Mr. Inibehe Okori.
All attempts to extract comments on the
development from Ekpo and Nkanga, proved
abortive as they neither attended to calls nor
responded to text messages sent to them.
National Identity Card Will Complement PVC –
Buhari
By Chesa Chesa, Abuja?
?President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday,
at the State House, Abuja, enrolled for the
national identity card scheme, and enjoined
other Nigerians to do same as the scheme is
planned to complete the permanent voter
card (PVC) registration.
Officials of the National Identity Management
Commission (NIMC), led by the Director-
General, Chris Onyemenam, enrolled the
president for the scheme.?
After the exercise, Buhari told Nigerians that
it was important for Nigerians across political
lines to register for the scheme.
His words: ?”I think this exercise is very
important to confirm our population and those
who are entitled to vote, that is those who
are 18 years and above. It will complement
the exercise of the permanent voter card.
“So, for those who want their votes to count
from whichever party or constituency, they
should ensure that they and their families are
properly captured.”?
?In his remarks, ?Onyemenam disclosed that
the enrolment exercise which no time lime,
has already registered about seven million ?
Nigerians.
He said the NIMC database is to adapt and
incorporate the data already captured by
commercial banks’ Bank Verification Number
(BVN) while efforts are on to open more
registration centres? in collaboration with the
other government agencies, universities and
the National Population Commission.


dailyindependentnig.com/safeme/2015/08/prepare-for-fresh-election-akpabio-tells-emmanuel/

Him be inec!
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olafum1:
Him be inec! Op.. Source?

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I wonder how APC think they can win election in that state because PDP runs in their blood.



The performance of Akpabio is enough campaign to beat APC even if the election is conducted on the moon.