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2023: Senator Eyakenyi confirmed Pastor Umo Eno’s running mate in Akwa Ibom

EditorJune 23, 2022

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By KEMI KASUMU

The Senator representing Akwa Ibom South senatorial district, Senator Akon Eyakenyi, has been picked as the running mate for the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Pastor Umo Bassey Eno, for the 2023 poll.

Senator Eyakenyi was confirmed for the position Tuesday in Abuja by Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo-led PDP Deputy Gubernatorial Candidate Screening Committee.

This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Uyo by the Special Assistant to the Governor on Research and Documentation, Mr. Essien Ndueso, titled: ”PDP Confirms Sen Eyakenyi as Akwa Ibom Deputy Governorship Candidate”.

The DEFENDER reports that Pastor Eno had, a week after his emergence as Governorship Candidate scoring a total of 993 votes out of 1,008 votes cast, picked Senator Akon Eyakenyi, 62, as his running mate, not only to enhance gender inclusion in the state but also, because she has a track record as a “dependable team player in the political development of Akwa Ibom,” according to Uwemedimoh Umanah, PhD, spokesperson TeamUmoEno campaign organisation.

According to the statement, Senator Eyakenyi, who was accompanied by Akwa Ibom PDP stakeholders also visited the National Woman Leader of the Party, Professor Stella Attoe, after the brief certification ceremony.

The statement reads in part, “Senator Eyakenyi was certified when she appeared before the Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo led Deputy Gubernatorial Candidate Screening Committee (DGSC) at the National Secretariat of the party Wadata Plaza, in Abuja earlier on Wednesday.

“Senator Eyakenyi is currently representing Akwa Ibom South (Eket) senatorial district in the Red Chambers of the National Assembly.

“The choice of Pastor Umo Eno and Distinguished Senator Akon Eyakenyi is to say the least, the best gift from God to Akwa Ibom at this point, as both individuals are peaceable, humble, patriotic and God-fearing.

“Given their wealth of experience in public service, human management, as well as prudent management of resources, the duo of Pastor Umo Bassey Eno and Senator Akon Eyakenyi are expected to deliver on the Akwa Ibom mandate from May 29, 2023”

EditorJune 23, 2022

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2023: Senator Eyakenyi confirmed Pastor Umo Eno’s running mate in Akwa Ibom

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