The Clan Head of Okon, Eket Local Government Area, Obong Akpabio Ekpoton has commended the State Governor, Mr. Udom Gabriel Emmanuel for standing by the truth and zoning the House of Assembly slot for Eket to Okon Clan come 2019.
Obong Ekpoton made this commendation during a meeting with some political big wigs of the area recently at the Council Hall, Okon, Eket Local Government Area. He extolled Mr. Emmanuel for being a man of integrity, and for acknowledging that Okon should produce the next Assembly man in 2019.
Also speaking at the meeting, Dr. Eshiet Okon intimated the people on the Governor’s insistence that the House of Assembly slot be zoned to Okon Clan, as Eket had taken its turn over the years and has completed same with David Lawrence as the incumbent.
He stressed that zoning is neither a PDP nor any political party affairs, and urged the people to put all hands on deck and work together to ensure that zoning is respected and implemented during the 2019 general elections.
A stakeholder of the APC who was present at the meeting, Mr. Charles Sunday Ebongo maintained that zoning should be respected, and called on the people from Okon Clan to work in unison and support ft reddy very whoever is chosen from the area to contest the House of Assembly seat in 2019.
Reacting to the zoning of the House of Assembly to Okon Clan, an aspirant for the State House of Assembly, Dr. Nsidibe Akata, used the occasion to sue for peace and unity among the people to widen the chances of the area clinching victory at the polls.
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