A chieftain of the All Progressives Party (APC) in Akwa Ibom State has thanked Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State for “saving” the Senate President Godswill Akpabio from “a huge political embarrassment” in the just concluded local elections in the state.
According to the results released on Sunday by the Chairperson of the Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission, Aniedi Ikoiwak, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state won the chairmanship election in 30 out of 31 local government areas while the APC won in one, Essien Udim, where Mr Akpabio hails from.
The election was held on Saturday.
“Let me begin by thanking Governor Umo Eno for allowing the APC candidate win the Local Government election in Essien Udim LGA, Senator Akpabio’s LGA,” the APC chieftain, Etim Etim, said in an article he wrote on Sunday about the election.
Mr Etim shared the article in several WhatsApp groups populated by Akwa Ibom residents.
The politician said he had warned the APC members in Akwa Ibom two months ago “not to waste their energy, money and time to contest the council elections because PDP would naturally sweep the polls.”
He said the APC in Akwa Ibom was “too weak, factionalised, demoralised, demotivated and despondent to win any election.”
“By allowing (the) APC to win in Akpabio’s backyard, Gov. Umo Eno has saved the Senate President a huge political embarrassment, cemented the cordial relationship between the two leaders and formally signalled the nature of the game that would be played in 2027.
“A political alliance is being constructed between the Senate President and the governor, and this will shape the politics of 2027,” Mr Etim added.
Mr Akpabio could not be reached for comment at the time of this report
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