Posted by Obong Stephen NtukEkpo, Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom State, is optimistic that the current APC at the centre will take over from the Peoples Democracy Party (PDP) in 2027.
NtukEkpo stated that indications on the ground suggest that “the APC is set to wrest the political leadership of Akwa Ibom State from the ruling PDP come the next round of national elections.”
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Speaking at the commissioning ceremony of a fully digitised ward office donated as the APC wards office at Ibiatuk, Mbiabong Ward 9, in Ibiono Ibom local government area, by a party stalwart based in the United States (US), Dr. Marshall Umoren, NtukEkpo stated that the ongoing rebuilding of structures at the state, chapter, and ward levels positions the party to rebound stronger in the next polls.
NtukEkpo, accompanied by a party chieftain, Elder Umo Ekop, stated that “significant developments in the party are strong indications of the vigorous determination of the APC to weigh in and capture power in the next election year in Akwa Ibom State.”
NtukEkpo described the diaspora ambassador and party chieftain’s proposal as an unusual step in the party’s interest and challenged other party members to follow like.
However, Umoren, who defined himself as a medical practitioner with political interests, stated that the gift to the party was “initiated in the spirit of service to give the ruling national party a credible face and a befitting identity within the local political scene.”