A large crowd of All Progressives Congress (APC) faithful on Saturday thronged the Ibom Hall in Uyo, Akwa Ibom to receive the immediate past National Secretary of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Senator John Akpanudoedehe, after a meritorious service to at the national level.
The grand reception also coincided with his declaration for the gubernatorial ticket of the APC for the 2023 governorship election.
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A one-time Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Akpanudoedehe was appointed National Secretary of the defunct CECPC of the APC, a position he held until March 26, 2022 following the National Convention of the party that led to the emergence of a new National Working Committee (NWC) for the party.