PDP CONFIRMS SEN EYAKENYI AS AKWA IBOM DEPUTY GOVERNORSHIP CANDIDATE

The deputy governorship candidate of the PDP in Akwa Ibom State, Distinguished Senator Dr. Akon Eyakenyi has been given a clean bill of health to run with Pastor Umo Bassey Eno, the Akwa Ibom State certified PDP gubernatorial candidate for the 2023 election.

Senator Eyakenyi was certified when she appeared at the Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo led DEPUTY GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE SCREENING COMMITTEE (DGSC) at the National Secretariat of the Party (Wadata Plaza) in Abuja earlier on Wednesday.

The elegant and graceful Senator Eyakenyi who was in the company of Akwa Ibom PDP stakeholders also visited the National Woman Leader of the Party, Professor Stella Attoe following the brief certification ceremony.

The choice of Pastor Umo Eno and Distinguished Senator Akon Eyakenyi is to say the least, the best gift from God to Akwa Ibom at this point as both individuals are peaceable, humble, patriotic and God-fearing.

Given their wealth of experience in public service and human management as well as prudent management of resources, the duo of Pastor Umo Bassey Eno and Senator Dr. Akon Eyakenyi are expected to deliver on the Akwa Ibom mandate from May 29, 2023.

Among those who accompanied the senator on the visit were, State PDP chairman, Elder Aniekan Akpan, Barr Emmanuel Enoidem, PDP senatorial candidate for Akwa Ibom NorthWest, Commissioner for Local Government, Frank Archibong, Chief Whip of the State House of Assembly, Emmanuel Ekpenyong, Prince Enobong Uwah, Secretary of MPM, business mogul, Engr. Uwem Okoko, Chairman of State Secondary Education Board, Ekaette Ebong Okon, Eket senatorial district woman leader, Mrs Idara Ephraim Akpan, among others.

Senator Eyakenyi is the current Senator representation Akwa Ibom South in the Red Chambers of the National Assembly.

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