OKON > EKET PROJECT - A DREAM COME TRUE
It was celebration galore recently amidst pomp and pageantry when the foremost pressure group in Eket Local Government Area, OKON > EKET PROJECT marked her one year anniversary.
Indeed, joy, enthusiasm rented the air as well as clinking of glasses and thumping of chests for the tortuous journey and the abundant grace to weather the storms so far.
Frankly speaking , the grassroot group has been able to register her presence in the political chessboard of Eket and have left memorable and indelible footprints in the sands of time within a very short time of their existence
The driving force behind the group, Otuekong Uduak Ekpo Eshiet , the Attah of Ekid Nation also The Apostle and Progenitor of Zoning in Eket went down memory lane on what led to the coming on board of this vision and mission to the admiration of many political think tanks that graced the momentous occasion.
According to the erudite Engineer and Political Scientist, Okon>Eket Project came as a child of necessity to champion the cause of continuing to uphold the enormous Benefits of Geopolitical Zoning of political Powers in Eket LGA.
He further stated that the Project has been watered, nurtured and has now crossed the boundaries of making it to stardom and hugging the political headlines of Akwa Ibom State as continuously stated by Gov Udom Emmanuel in his words :
"If Zoning does not favour you , stay away , I want peace in evey part of Akwa Ibom State".
Otuekong Uduak Eshiet also noted with dismay the fast growing and worsening dimension of diabolical oath taking " Mbiam" in politics saying that this is an ill wind that blows no good and as such should be jettisoned and condemned in its entirety.
He sounded it loud and clear that It is now the turn of Okon-Eket Geopolitical Zone to produce the next legislator for the Eket State Constituency seat come 2019 and lauded the kind gestures of their fellow brothers in the other two Zones who have identified with their cause.
One of the high points was the cutting of the anniversary cake.
Dignitaries from all walks of life graced the occasion among whom were the Group Coordinator, Obong Inyang Eshiet , Elder Afia Ekpenyong, The Scribe.
Also conspicuous on the line up to add pep to the event were political big wigs of Okon extraction like Hon Thompson Uko , Hon Samuel Ibok , Mr Michael Uwemedimo, Mr Victor Isemin and Comrade Oton Okon among others.
