Eket State Constituency,Zoning,Streamlining,Hon. David Lawrence deserves a second term.

As preparation, consultations are gathering momentum for the 2019 elections,the political atmosphere in Eket Local government appears set for another round of political participations by the stakeholders,market men and women to engage in electoral activity to bring about a legislative capacity,effectiveness and sustainability,for the benefit of the people of Eket State Constituency.

Obong Paul Ekpo, the state chairman of the peoples Democratic party in state,during the just concluded Federal constituency tour by the party,reiterated the party's commitment towards ensuring that the party will ensure transparency in the conduct of the primaries of the party,where candidates of the party will emerge and stand for the general election. He emphasised that delegates should not vote for any candidate that they know,will not win in the general election, because politics is a game of numbers.

The issue regarding Zoning of political offices within the party was not left out,but in every general rule,there is an exception. Zoning as a gentleman agreement to share political offices among the people has been practiced in the state,though with some exception,especially when legislative capacity and effective representation is involve,while talking power ration,the party chairman also took time to consider what is called Streamlining, the concept of reshaping the zoning of the political offices as 2019 is approaching,so that effective representation ,legislative experience will not be sacrifice on the alter of zoning.

Talking about zoning, the concept of zoning has never stopped other aspirants who some people feel are not favoured by zoning from contesting election. In Eket local government Area for instance, It could be recalled that in 2011, the political leader Chief Ndueso Essien conducted a mock election at his residence for those that aspired for the house of Assembly position,all the aspirants participated. Those who were not favoured by zoining were not questioned about their eligibility to seek for a election on the grounds of zoning.

For the Eket State Constituency election for 2019, Some stakeholders are of the opinion that the Urban zone of the local government can not be empty in 2019,because positions are always shared among the three zones of the local government. Currently,the Chairman of the local government Hon. Frank Archibong is from Eket Central, Hon. Nsikan John the Vice Chairman is from Okon,while the member representing the state constituency in the Akwa Ibom State house of Assembly, is from Urban.

It is on record that when Chief Edohoeket in 1999 was the chairman of Eket local government, the Vice Chairman came from Eket central,while Okon took the Assembly, where late Hon. Moses Ukpong represented the area.The next person who took over from Chief Edohoeket as the chairman of Eket local government, was Hon. Emmanuel Udoh from Okon,Hon. David Lawrence from Urban was the Vice Chairman, while Rt. Hon. Jack Udota from Central had the Assembly seat. Another instance,was when Hon. Ayang Akanimo represented the local government at the state house of Assembly from Urban,Hon. Aniekan Akpan from Okon was the chairman of the local government, while Hon. Victor Henry from Central was the Vice Chairman.

It could be recalled that few months ago,when Eket PDP stakeholders met with the Governor Udom Emmanuel as the leader of the party,to express their concerns on the matter regarding Eket State Constituency seat in the coming election, were those in attendance at the meeting ,included Chief Ndueso Essien, Ambassador Assam Assam and others. The Governor said,that from the interaction from the stakeholders,it was clear that there exist two school of thought to the matter.

One which says that the Seat for the State house of Assembly should be occupied in 2019 by somebody from Okon clan, according to zoning,while others maintain that ,all t