The
people of Ika Local Government Area say they will ensure
that come 2015 one of them emerges as the Assemblyman that will represent Ika/
Etim Ekpo State Constituency at the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly.
Under
the aegis of Ika Voice, the people recalled that in 2007 both the House of
Representatives and the House of Assembly slots were zoned to it. The body
observed that the political elders of Ika and their Etim Ekpo counterpart had
met and negotiated that the House of Representatives be taken by Ika while the
House of Assembly seat be occupied by Etim Ekpo.
This
argument was readily accepted by the people of Ika Local Government Area and
that led to Obongemem Ekperikpe Ekpo being supported to emerge the House of
Representative member for Abak/Ika/Etim Ekpo Federal Constituency and Engr.
Akanimo Edet from Etim Ekpo was supported to emerge the representative of
Ika/Etim Ekpo State Constituency at the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly.
Ika
Voice maintained that by 2019, Ika may lose out again in the politics of the
legislative leadership for the area if they don’t produce the next House of
Assembly member for the area. The body also argued that it is only a
fulfillment of natural justice, fairness, equity and not sentiments that an Ika
person continue from 2015 in the next Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly.
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