I Never Resigned As PDP Campaign Chairman – Gov Emmanuel

 

Akwa Ibom State governor, Udom Emmanuel has debunked speculations that he has resigned as chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council.

 

It was alleged that the governor was planning to ditch his position as the chairman of the PCC over the non-release of funds.

 

In a statement, on Wednesday, by the Publicity Secretary of PDP in the state, Borono Bassey, the governor said his position as PCC chair is a patriotic duty he owes to Nigerians who are anxiously awaiting for the incoming PDP administration to rescue them from the maladministration left by the APC.

 

The statement titled, ”Governor Udom Emmanuel fully committed to the Rescue  Nigeria, Atiku/Okowa Presidency” said Governor Emmanuel remains a frontline compatriot committed to a better Nigeria.

 

Meanwhile, Governor Udom Emmanuel who also alluded to the report during the flagged-off of the governorship campaign described the report as an expression of apprehension by opponents over their impending loss to the PDP presidential candidate, Alh Atiku Abubakar.

“They have seen that we are coasting home to victory, that’s why they are bringing that up now. So don’t listen to all those rumours. Don’t listen to that fake news. I am here, a very loyal and committed party man and I stand here as Chairman of the Presidential Campaign of Atiku, Okowa. I am not going anywhere. We are going to win together,” he stated.

 

Addressing a mammoth during the flagged-off, the governor said that the coming election will determine the destiny of the Akwa Ibom people, assuring that with the candidate of the PDP, Pastor Umo Eno, as governor, the state will never go back to the dark ages of violence and crime.

 

The PDP gubernatorial candidate, Pastor Umo Eno, while thanking God for raising and shaping him added that he would run an inclusive government if elected.

 

He said, “we will run an all-inclusive style of administration that will accommodate all our supporters and even members of other political persuasions and inclinations…Having witnessed the unprecedented pace of development under our dear Governor Udom Emmanuel, I believe, our best way to express our collective gratitude and appreciation for what he has turned our state into will be to continue from where he will stop, and take it even further.”

 

A highlight of the ceremony was the presentation of a PDP flag to Pastor Umo Eno and his running mate, Senator Akon Eyakenyi, by the State Chairman of the Party, Aniekan Akpan.