... As 450 APC members head to PDP
... Stakeholders end Ward Tour

By Uduak Inwang [Akstrending]

The Nsit Atai PDP Ward tour has ended with over 450 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) defecting to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday.

The decampees were received by the Political Leader of Ward 10, Hon. Ubong Mbat, Former Nsit Atai House of Representatives Member, the PDP Ward Chairman, Mr. Jerome Mkpap and the Party Chapter Chairman, Mr. Chris Okon.

Addressing the new Party faithfuls, the PDP Chapter Chairman of the area, Mr. Okon, described PDP as the winning team, and maintained that "the Umbrella of the party is big enough to contain and give succor to the afflicted".

He noted that the tour was aimed at reaching out to the people at the Ward level in close range to communicate and share government programmes, projects, achievements and policies as well as creating awareness on government achievements in Nsit Atai and Akwa Ibom State in general.

During the tour at Ward 9, the Wife of the House of Assembly member, Mrs. Dorcas Mark Esset used the opportunity to empower 10 Women of the ward in cash gift to boost their businesses. She advised the women to remain together with PDP as stakeholders of the ward unanimously endorsed Hon. Mark Esset for second term.

At Ward 6, the Transition Chairman of the Council reechoed that Nsit Atai is PDP and advised those who left the party due to hatred to shelve their grievances and come back as the Party is ready to accommodate all.

A villager at Ward 3, Mr. Udobong Okon, told our reporter that they are pleased with the level of development so far by the PDP led Government.

“I want to thank the Governor for all he has done for us in Nsit Atai, but the people of this ward are pleading with the Governor to open the road closer to the airport so that our people can transport food materials in and out of the area with ease”

Responding, the Uyo Senatorial District PDP Chairman, Mr. Imo Okon, thanked the people of Nsit Atai for the show of solidarity to the party and reiterated the commitment of the state Chief Executive in touching the lives of the people at the grassroot.

In attendance were the Uyo Senatorial District Chairman of PDP, Mr. Imo Okon, Political Leader of Nsit Atai/SUBEB Commissioner (II), Hon Otuekong Raphael Bassey, member Representing Nsit Atai State Constituency, Hon Mark Esset and Wife Mrs. Dorcas Esset; PDP Zonal Officer and State Officers, Hon. Monday Akpan and Bar. Johnson Uduak Johnson.

Others included the Transition Chairman of Nsit Atai Local Government Council, Hon. Uduak Ekpeowo, the Special Assistant to the Governor on Grassroot Mobilization, Mr. Joseph Okon; PDP Chapter Chairman, Mr. Chrysantus Okon; the PDP Ward Woman Leader, Mrs. Rose Essien, past Transition Chairmen, Ward Excos, Village Chiefs, Elders, Women, Youth groups and party faithfuls.