The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanual, has called on the people to be resolute in their support to the Peoples Democratic Party as well as his candidature, which represents the divine mandate given to him during the April 11, 2015 gubernatorial election.
Emmanuel made the call at Ibom International Airport where he was received by a mammoth crowd of supporters who where at the Airport in solidarity with the Governor over the Court of Appeal verdict that upturned his election.
Emmanuel, who expressed confidence in the judiciary, said he would test the verdict and seek its legal interpretation at the Supreme Court.
He advised the people not to waiver in their support but to hold onto the mandate which they freely gave him at the poll, promising that Akwa Ibom State would not be subjected to political merchandise.
The Governor stated that the verdict would not distract him from pursuing his goal of industrialising the state and used the occasion to announce the ground breaking for an electricity meter manufacturing plant.
The state Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Obong Paul Ekpo, who spoke earlier, said the party has become a force to reckon with and that its track record of performance has attracted every Akwa Ibom State person to the party.
Ekpo commended the Governor for his resilience and determination to sustain the industrialisation programme of his administration and advised the people to be vigilant and safeguard the mandate.
Emmanual, who attended the December edition of the Government House Prayer Meeting at the Latter House Chapel, Governor’s Lodge, Uyo, said that his focus for the provision of sustainable development through viable industrialisation programme would not be deterred by the antics of the opposition.
He explained that the transformation of economic assets of the state for wealth creation is premised on the need to make every Akwa Ibom State person earn a living rather than beg for for it.