News2023: Non-Indigenes In Eket Pledge Support For Udo-Inyang, Tinubu, Others

2023: Non-Indigenes In Eket Pledge Support For Udo-Inyang, Tinubu, Others

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January 27, (THEWILL) – Non-indigenes residing in Akwa Ibom South (Eket) Senatorial District have pledged their unalloyed support for the All Progressives Party (APC) senatorial candidate, Dr. Martyns Udo-Inyang, in the forthcoming national assembly election.

Rising from a meeting with the candidates, who consulted the group at the party’s Secretariat in Eket on Thursday, the leader of the group, Alhaji Kashim Sulieman, pledged their unalloyed support for Dr. Udo-Inyang’s aspirations and all candidates of the APC at all levels.

Kashim said after their careful observations and analyses of all the contenders for the senate seat in the senatorial district, they have found out that Dr. Udo-Inyang stands tall as capable, knowledgeable and eligible to be elected to represent the people at the red chamber of the National Assembly.

According to Suleiman, though others, who had been in the corridors of power for more than twenty years failed to bring tangible development and provision of social amenities to the area, the non-indigenes are comfortable with the candidate, thereby mobilizing support for him and other APC candidates.

“After a careful study of all the major contenders for the senate seat, we have found capability, wisdom, knowledge and effective representation in Martyns Udo-Inyang, though other candidates have been in the corridor of power for more than 20 years but unable to bring any meaningful developments and social amenities to their constituents, we the non-indigenes group in the area have decided to mobilize massively for Dr. Martyns Udo-Inyang and other candidates of the party.”

Eket APC Chairman, Pastor Ubong Okposin, described the non-indigenes as critical stakeholders in the party and assured them of equal opportunity.

He stated that all the rights and privileges due to them would be given to them and promised to partner with the group to actualise the vision and goals of the party.

Earlier, Dr. Udo-Inyang, while addressing the group, described them as major stakeholders in the politics of Eket, noting that having been involved in different businesses ranging from academics, trade/investment and fishery, they have contributed to the development of critical areas in the senatorial district.

He promised to partner with them in special areas of interest to advance their businesses in order to boost the economic growth of the senatorial district, especially tourism, maritime and fishery, which is the third largest economic booster in the world.

Dr. Udo-Inyang described himself as the most qualified candidate with a clear manifesto/agenda to alleviate the plights of the people in the senatorial district.

He highlighted his “New Deal” policy agenda to include trade and investment, security, agriculture, structural development and job creation.

He explained that his “New Deal” agenda under security; non-indigenes would be given adequate protection of lives and property for their businesses to thrive.

Dr Udo-Inyang sympathised with the Yoruba community and apologised for the recent incident in Ibeno LGA, which led to the loss of lives and properties, promising to draw the attention of the government at the national level for the provision of relief materials to the victims.

While soliciting their support, he called on them to vote massively for all the APC candidates.

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