Following his victory at the Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has called on all the parties that instituted petitions against him to bury all grievances and work with him for the progress the state.
This was contained in a statement by the governor after the Governorship tribunal declared him duly elected on Friday.
Blueprint reports that the parties that instituted petitions challenging Eno’s victory at the 2023 gubernatorial elections in the state were: the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP), African Democratic Congress (ADC), Action Alliance (AA), Accord Party (AP), All Progressive Congress and the Young Progressive Party (YPP).
Eno dedicated the victory to all Akwa Ibomites who went out to vote him into power, pledging that his administration shall not fail to deliver on the yearnings and aspirations of the people in the state.
The statement reads in parts, “Today, the Elections Tribunal sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, following the earlier dismissal of the petitions brought by the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP), Governorship Candidate, John James Akpanudoedeghe, Architect Ezekiel Nya Etok, of African Democratic Congress (ADC), Akpan Jeremiah of the Action Alliance, Emem Coffie of the Accord Party, Obong Akan Udofia of the All Progressive Congress, (APC) and today, Distinguished Senator, Obong Bassey Albert Akpan, of the Young Progressive Party, (YPP) again unanimously affirmed my victory as the duly elected Governor of our great State.
“I dedicate this victory to you, the people of Akwa Ibom State, who on March 18th, 2023, came out and massively voted for me to usher in the Golden Era in continuation of the giant strides we have experienced in this State, 36 years after creation.
“As I have always said, politics is over, it’s time for governance. I call on my brothers, Distinguished Senator John Akpanudoedeghe, Architect Ezekiel Nya-Etok, Obong Akanimo Udofia, Emem Coffie, Akpan Jeremiah, and Distinguished Senator Obong Bassey Albert to join me in building a State, founded on shared aspirations for growth, development, unity and brotherhood.
“I may have been elected on the platform of the PDP, but I am a Governor for all Akwaibomites, irrespective of political labels. That’s what I promised to do, when I put my hands on the Bible on May 29th, 2023, and took my Oath of Office, it added.
The Governor commended the Nigerian judiciary for the high level of integrity it has demonstrated to safeguard and consolidate the country’s democracy, adding that his faith in the institution remains rock-solid.
He urged the citizens “to keep faith in God who is leading us aright as our State will soon witness a litany of projects across the thirty-one Local Government Areas, thus providing jobs for our youths.”
