NSE ESSIEN SPITS FIRE!

*DISSECTS ONOFIOK LUKE LEADERSHIP STRIDES
*SAYS UDOM EMMANUEL HOLDS PDP STRUCTURE
*HAILS GOVERNOR ON S’COURT RULING.

BY TOROBONG EKPO.

The Deputy Chief Whip of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Hon. Nse Essien has joined millions of well wishers, within and outside the shores of the country to congratulate the governor of Akwa Ibom State on his victory at the Supreme Court, describing the judgment as divine.

Essien, while briefing newsmen in his office, acknowledged the ruling as a testimony to the fact that, the governor was massively and definitely voted for on the 11th of April, 2015, and thereby urged losers to embrace the olive branch extended to them by the Executive Governor of the state.

The lawmaker, popularly called Indomitable, stressed that, the ruling has saved unnecessary spending of cash and has put to an end, wanton loss of lives and properties, which would have been prevalent, if a governorship re-run election was conducted in the state.

While urging Nigerians to respect the sanctity of judiciary in their utterances and comments, the erudite legislator expressed optimism in the readiness of the governor to sustain and surpass the superior performance of the previous administration.

Indomitable discarded the rumour making the rounds that, the current Peoples Democratic Party structure was on the verge of being hijacked by some superior powers in Abuja, noting that, the governor was fully in charge of the party.

He described the second speaker of the sixth assembly, Rt. Hon. Onofiok Luke, as a square peg in a square hole, thereby pledging to continually support him, as was the case with the immediate past speaker of the assembly, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Uko.

He portrayed PDP as a united family, boasting that, the party will bounce back in 2019.

On the sacked four legislators, the MP stressed that, they will resume duty on the floor of the hallow chamber, after their elections on the 12th of March.

“Other members of the assembly, who were sacked by the Appeal Court, will be back in this assembly on the 12th of March. The electorates voted for them, and we expect the same people to send them back to the Hallow Chamber

“PDP is one big family, by 2019, we are coming back to take our inheritance. I am not aware of anybody trying to highjack the party structure from the governor. At any given time in PDP, the governor of the state is always the leader of the party, so it can never be otherwise in the time of Mr. Udom Gabriel Emmanuel.

“Onofiok Luke is the second speaker of the sixth assembly. Via his leadership acumen, he is a square pag in a square hole. Thus, as we were solidly behind the first speaker, we shall reciprocate our gesture on him.

“I wish to call on people to respect the sanctity of the judiciary by screaning their utterances and comments in the public. God destined one leader at a time. Whoever was aggrieved should understand that, it was a mere contest. The battle has been won and lost, so we should bring developmental ideas to the state.

“We may not understand what the judgment has done for the state. whatever eye we look at the ruling, whether it was fair or unfair, logical or illogical, political or apolitical, whichever ways, we look at it, we should be thankful to God for saving Akwa Ibom State from the cost of re-run. God has also saved us from losing lives and properties, today, peace has restored back to our state.

“One can only thank God for his mercies and benevolence. You see, the work of God is not as man thinks and he doesn’t do it to please anybody. God does whatever he likes at any given time, sincerely; we are pleased that, the Supreme Court has affirmed what the people of Akwa Ibom State did on the 11th of April, 2015.

“It is a testimony to the fact that, my brother, the Governor, was definitely and massively voted for. So the victory is the handiwork of God, and we are delighted.
“Seven months of a lot of distraction, yet he embacked on ground breaking of industries, engaged in massive road constructions. We are sure that, the governor will embark on massive constructions and reconstructions of abandoned projects and properties.” He maintained.

Meanwhile, the Deputy Chief Whip has invited all and sundry to a thanksgiving service on Sunday, 21st at the House of Gold Ministries international, Uyo.

A release endorsed by the lawmaker described the epoch making event as a Family Thanksgiving Service, noting that, the reception will take place at Emerald Events Centre, Edet Akpan Avenue, Uyo.