" Peace can not be achieved by force, it can only be achieved by understanding " Albert Einstein.

In any democratic setting, advancing the cause of political harmony, human development and communal growth, through coexistence and tolerance, remains the hallmark of promoting Government of the people.

Such setting like ours in Nigeria, will resist every temptation to suppress dissenting views and opinions while seeking to understand them and promote unity in diversity by strictly adhering to the rule of law as stipulated in Section 40 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (As Amended), which provides thus: "Every person shall be entitled to assembly freely and associate with other persons, and in particular he may form or belong to any political party, trade union or any association for the protection of his interests".

It is on this premise that, people are expected to be intrinsically democratic in their respective political engagements by way of being ready to respect and entertain diverse thoughts, interests, aspirations, views, opinions, expectations, beliefs and ideology from others because there is a stunning beauty in a well-managed diversity which guarantees freedom, fairness, justice, equality, emancipation et al. Truth be told, this has been the golden principle of the current administration under the watch of Mr Udom Gabriel Emmanuel and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Akwa Ibom State.

So, as the 2023 general elections draw near and the leadership recruitment process is assuming a different dimension in our dear State, it is noble for the believers of Ibiono Ibom Project, who are members of the Ibiono Ibom Peace Advocacy Group, to deploy all legitimate means to discourage any individual who might be fanning the embers of discord, violence, coercion, threat, enmity, hostility, propaganda, blackmail and animosity et al, in the course of aspiring for any political position, so that it will be easy for them to stamp the signature of the Local Government in the process of achieving the completion and the arise agenda for the sake of attracting more dividends of democracy to the area.

Sequel to the foregoing, Ibiono Ibom Peace Advocacy Group hereby wishes to unequivocally state as follows;

1. That the resolve by Ibiono Ibom to support Gov Udom Emmanuel's Completion Agenda is irreversible.

2. That the decision by Ibiono Ibom to support the Arise Agenda of Pastor Umo Eno is unchangeable.

3. That the choice by Ibiono Ibom to give as usual, an overwhelming support to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP is nonnegotiable.

4. That the resolution by the Ibiono Ibom People to stand by the decision of Gov Udom Emmanuel, PDP Family and other stakeholders of the Akwa Ibom project as it regards the decision of Pastor Umo Bassey Eno remaining the Candidate of the PDP and worthy successor of the Governor, remains unshaken and that the group will work tirelessly to ensure total victory in the general elections in February and March 2023.

4. That Ibiono Ibom Peace Advocacy Group is a formidable group of professionals, Technocrats and trained socio political experts with proven track records from all endeavor of life, turbocharged to mobilizing massive support with a wider publicity physically and online on the good news about the completion and Arise Agenda.

5. That IPAG is not against the aspiration of any individual or group of individuals, so far it is done with decorum and in peace, but will frown at anyone who may try to turn Ibiono Ibom into a war zone or the den of violent agents. This will be resisted by the members of the group by all legal means.

6. That IPAG is poised to addressing issues and not persons and that the group will remain respectful to constituted authorities that are deserving while unanimously pledging to work for Gov Udom Emmanuel to end successfully in 2023 while Pastor Umo Eno comes on board successfully as well.

7. That IPAG members are Pan-Ibiono Ibom Peace Advocates who are from the 9 Clans, 11 Wards, 160 Polling Units and 193 Villages, who are ready to contribute their quota in consolidation on the visible gains that the State Government has recorded in the sustainability of the prevailing peaceful ambience being experienced in the state.

8. That IPAG has resolved to ensure that the message of peace is deeply engrained and flourished in Ibiono Ibom, as it will promote a peaceful and massive participation in the forthcoming elections thereby solving the problem of voters apathy.


On this note, Ibiono Ibom Peace Advocacy Group, IPAG wishes to remind every indigene of the area and stakeholder of Ibiono Ibom Project, of their responsibility to join hands in building an Ibiono Ibom that our forebears who fought so hard to create, will be proud of and our generation and the next generation will appreciate. Unfortunately, we cannot achieve much of this dream without remaining part of the Completion Agenda and being part of the Arise agenda but if anyone finds a new bride in any other political party, such fellow should do so with utmost respect for the rule of law without reversing the current peace that is prevailing in Ibiono Ibom.