Ben Peters, Abuja
Professionals and businessmen from Akwa-Ibom State have restated their support for Pastor Umo Eno, the Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the March 11, 2023 Governorship election in Akwa Ibom State.
The group, under the aegis of Professionals for Development in Akwa Ibom State, also urged the people of the State to stick to the consensus arrangement to vote enmasse for Pastor Eno as that is the only way the State can sustain the peace and development which they enjoy under Governor Udom Emmanuel.
The Akwa Ibom Professionals is a very influential umbrella association of hundreds of thousands of Akwa Ibom of professionals, businessmen and employers of labour from across the 31 Local Government Areas of the State.
National Coordinator of the group, Engr. Ufot Akan Umoren, in a statement on Sunday, stressed that members of the group across the State have resolved to “pull their weight, rally their members and the people of Akwa Ibom State to deliver a sweeping victory for Pastor Eno at the polls.”
“It is imperative to note that from all indices the people of Akwa Ibom State have reached a wider consensus to elect Pastor Eno as the next Governor of Akwa Ibom State.
He described the PDP Candidate as the embodiment of the shared expectation of the people of Akwa Ibom State in their quest to continue with the sustainable peace and development in the state.
“It is a clear that Pastor Eno, having been imparted upon by Governor Udom Emmanuel, is best prepared and equipped to ensure the consolidation and continuation of the laudable achievements of the governor”.
According to the group, “Pastor Eno as Commissioner for Lands and Water Resources under Governor Udom has excellently learnt the ropes of people-oriented and development-driven governance and shown the desired capacity to effectively manage the affairs of a State like Akwa Ibom.
“We therefore urged the people of the State to jettison all personal, sectional and even political interests and join hands to move the State forward by voting in Pastor Eno as the next Governor of the State come March 11, 2023”, the group stated.