Senator Aloysius was not booed in Ikono

Senator Etok

A former two-term Senator of the Federation, Senator Aloysius Etok has described as false, misleading and baseless a publication in a local tabloid where it was reported that he was booed at a stakeholders meeting in his constituency. He described those who cobbled the news to be mindful of what they put out to the public at all times.

Ikono inducts Aloysious Etok as political leader, Ex Commissioner as Deputy

* Paramount ruler, PDP, APC, ors hail gesture

The people of Ikono local Government Area have unanimously adopted the senator representing Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District, Dr. Aloysious Etok as the political leader of the area. Elders, women and youths of the area said they had to undertake that formal action to put paid to insinuations and an impression making the rounds that some other person is the political leader of the area.

In an elaborate event which took place at Unity Secondary School, Oduk, the chairman of the occasion and secretary Ibibio Elders forum, Dr. Emmanuel Akpanobong called on the people of Ikono to eschew all forms of bitterness, political hatred and rancor and join the boat of the political progress of Ikono which is being steered by senator Etok. Akpanobong who is the Chief Medical Director of St. Athanasius hospital in Uyo observed that the choice of Aloysious Etok as the political leader of Ikono is a welcome development. He called on those who are still not in tandem with what is going on to retrace their steps and join the moving trend which he said is capable of protecting the political and all economic interest of Ikono people. He had kind words for Etok and however prayed God to grant the senator the grace to lead the people of Ikono in the right steps politically.

Ikono will never be backward

Sen. Aloysius Etok, political leader of Ikono flanked by (left) Dr Clement Bassey - Deputy Political Leader and the Chairman of the Installation ceremony, Dr Emmanuel Akpanobong (right)

Protocol

With pleasure, I  warmly greet all of you here present, and also gladly send similar greetings to those who may have had unavoidable reason for no attending his epoch-making event.

To God be the glory! Ikono is onward moving and upward rising!!! The coming out together in this great number of the elders, the youths and the women for the purpose of making an acceptable, non-factional, uncontroversial and politically-oriented leader and the variously-equipped deputy as well as their competent lieutenants to form the political Advisory Council of Ikono is most laudable development to occur in the annals of the political history of Ikono.

Mr GEE warns detractors

 

The councilor representing Ediene ward nine in Ikono Local Government Area, Hon George Etim Okon has described as unfortunate the report in a state based media (not THE INK) were a certain group known as Ediene Ward nine consultative Assembly are said to be moving against the lawmaker and are said to have sent an SOS to the Governor. 

The lawmaker in an interaction with our reporter maintained that such organization or union does not exist in Ikono and described the publication as the handiwork of some elements in the council who are uncomfortable with the cause of justice championed by his humble self. He further described the publication as an attempt to tarnish his hard earned reputation since he is on the path of justice.