Idongesit Ashameri, Uyo
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Akwa A’Ibom State chapter say it is poised. to win majority of the Chairmanship and counselorship positions in the October 5th Local Government Elections.
But the party says it lacks confidence on the leadership of the Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC) as it alleged the Chairman, Mr Aniedi Ikoiwak May not extend a level playing field to all parties.
Addressing a press conference at the NUJ secretariat, Uyo on Tuesday, ahead of September 18 flag-off at Ikot Ekpene Township Stadium, Chairman, APC Local Government Elections Campaign/planning committee, Sen. Ita Enang however made public the party’s preparedness to surmount all odds to secure victory for its candidates.
“We will not let them run away to write what they want. Governor Umo Eno has assured and we believe that there will be a level playing field, but if they do not allow a level playing field, we will play also in the unleavened field” he said
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Providing details on the planned campaign flag-off, the former presidential aide said;
“We are here to formerly announce that tomorrow September 18, we will formerly flag off the local government election at Ikot Ekpene stadium and formerly present flags to candidates of the party.
“We are confidence that having taken the bold steps of ensuring autonomy of Local government and ensuring that government is run at 3- tiers and having rescued the Local Government from the kidnap of the states, we are confident that we are going to contest and win in all the 31LGAs of the state.
“Akwa Ibom is APC state, only controlled by PDP. So we want to demonstrate our strength in this election. We want to show the capacity of the APC, what we are capable of doing. I am sure you have not been satisfied with the performance of LGAs in Akwa Ibom State. Local Government is supposed to tar roads, ensure agricultural and other development. That is why we are interested in this election”.
Also speaking, member representing Ikot Ekpene federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Mr Patrick Umoh said the party is well prepared for the elections.
In his words; “We are ready for the election. Our presumptions are that; AKISIEC will be dependent, the Governor will yield a level playing field. We trust we will win the majority of the LGAs because we are not going to look at it as business as usual. We will win across the length and breadth of our constituencies”.
