‘Your PVC is your weapon against bad governance’

Akwa Ibom State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate and Leader of the House of Assembly, Hon. Okpolupm Etteh, has urged the people to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and use it them to vote in leaders of their choice .

He spoke on Tuesday while addressing his supporters who trooped to the airport in Uyo, the state capital, to receive him on his return from Abuja.

Etteh thanked them for being beside and behind him during his quest for the governorship of the state, maintaining that his quest was divine.

He urged the people to keep trusting God to do a new thing in the state, urging his supporters to ensure they get their PVCs and await further instruction from him.

He paid glowing tribute to his colleagues in the Group of 22 aspirants, popularly called G-22, protesting the “imposition” of Mr. Udom Emmanuel as the PDP governorship candidate for Akwa Ibom State, saying their action was a patriotic one which was borne out of their interest for a better Akwa Ibom State.

A source said Etteh was received by the vice chairman,  councillors, Secretary and Executive Council members of Ibeno Local Government Area.

“They ignored the State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship campaign in their area to welcome one of their own, Rt. Hon. Okpolupm Etteh, Leader of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly. Only the Chairman, Henry Ekpe Nko, was at Ibeno to welcome Mr. Udom Emmanuel.

“Other supporters of Etteh from around the state, some colleagues including the member representing Mbo State Constituency, Mrs. Alice Ekpenyong, that of Urue Offong/Oruko State Constituency and standard bearer of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the Senate race for Eket Senatorial District, Barrister Bassey Etienam, Vice Chairman of Udung Uko, former State Commissioner, Dr Emem Wills of the APC, some Accord and Labour Party members were also on ground to say “welcome” to Etteh who has been away from the state since the G-22 gathered in Abuja to protest Udom’s alleged imposition,” said a source.

Youth Leader of the Akwa Ibom Goodluck Movement (AKGM), Mr. Leo Umanah,  said: “Etteh should have joined his other colleagues in an earlier homecoming last month but for the death of his elder brother that weekend which made to stay back till now. This  shows he is still on ground and that until it is over it is not over.”