The President of the Senate, Dr. Godswill Akpabio, has said there was hope for the Akwa Ibom State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress in 2027, beyond its current profile.
Akpabio said this on Thursday at a stakeholders forum of the party for Akwa Ibom North East Senatorial District.
He said the party in the state, having worked hard to produce three National Assembly members, including himself, the chairman of the National Assembly and number three man in Nigeria, was in top gear to spring surprises in the next dispensation.
He noted that the party, amidst internal wrangling and disagreements, pulled through, winning major seats during the 2023 general election.
Akpabio, who was accompanied to the meeting by his colleagues in the National Assembly, stated: “We have come a long way and we have made our statements.
“The party had the potential of sweeping the state in the last elections.
“Akwa Ibom people love me.
“They don’t care which party I belong.
“They go wherever they see me.
“APC is a party to be.
“Our amiable President has enormous plans to renew the hopes of Nigerians.
“Therefore, it is pertinent that we must bury our hatchet, come together to work for the interest of the party.”
Akpabio said going forward, double standard would no longer be condoned, urging the state party chairman, Chief Stephen Ntukekpo, to immediately set up reconciliation committees in the three senatorial districts of the state for swift resolution of any perceived crisis.
He added: “Of course, it would be inappropriate to have the Senate president without the party doing all it takes to produce a governor.
“As God had located me in the bush and anointed me to be governor and now as Senate President, He would certainly anoint a man in Uyo to be governor.”
Speaking earlier at the event, the immediate-past Senior Special Assistant to former President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta Affairs and one of the 2023 APC gubernatorial aspirants, Senator Ita Enang, said all issues of disagreement in the party have been resolved.
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Acknowledging Akpabio’s efforts at repositioning the party for victory, Enang called on all party men and supporters to bury their differences and come together for the success of the APC in the future.
Also in attendance were senators and National Assembly members; Ntukekpo; 2023 candidate for Akwa Ibom North East Senatorial District, Dr. Emaeyak Ukpong; and a former Commissioner and 2023 gubernatorial aspirant, Prof. Chris Ekong.
The highpoint of the meeting was a presentation of a graven statue and a souvenir by Dr. Ukpong on behalf of the Senatorial District leadership of the party to Akpabio.
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