The leader
of the opposition party, APC in the state, Chief Ime Mbatessien has
congratulated the President Elect, Gen Muhammadu Buhari, rtd on his
victory during penultimate weekend polls across the country.
He said the victory of Buhari is victory for democracy and stated that
the nation’s President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan did not have any choice
than to concede defeat and congratulate the winner of that election.
Mbatessien
spoke to THE INK reporter in Uyo last weekend. He said with the victory
of Buhari that all is set for the APC in Akwa Ibom State to get victory
in this coming Saturday’s election.
The Etinan born politician stated
emphatically that Obong Umana Okon Umana must win the upcoming
Saturday’s election as anything short of that will not be accepted by
the APC and the people of Akwa Ibom State. He said the APC in the state
have since been on the opposing side and that now is the time for them
to be the Government in Power.
In the
words of Mbatessien, ‘do not even consider that PDP will win Saturday’s
election in this state. They will not win and we will not accept their
victory. Let me make you understand that Umana’s victory this coming
Saturday is a do or die affair’.
Speaking
further, Mbatessien insisted that he has been briefed from the grapevine
that the state Governor Obong Godswill Akpabio wants to kill Umana. He
said he understands that Akpabio sees Umana as he greatest albatross and
hence his decision to do everything to ensure that Umana is out of the
scheme.
The
opposition leader further added that the people of Akwa Ibom State has
everything to win with the UOU governorship stressing that what is good
for the goose is also good for the gander. He advised the APC not to
accept decampees from the ruling party arbitrarily as according to him,
some of them may not be coming with good intentions.
He
stressed that the time of a corrupt government leading Akwa Ibom state
is over and that now is the time for the people of the state to see the
need to support the candidature of Obong Umana Umana. Mbatessien
maintained that for the people to benefit and enjoy the much needed
change from poverty to riches, insecurity to security, impunity to
responsibility, they should all queue behind Umana Umana as according to
him, the APC candidate is the man who has the wherewithal to restore
the lost glory of Akwa Ibom State.
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