PDP Akwa Ibom passes vote of confidence on President Jonathan

President Jonathan

The Akwa Ibom State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has passed a vote of confidence on President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, urging him to contest the 2015 general elections.

The motion was moved Thursday in Uyo at an enlarged meeting of the State Caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that was attended by the Deputy National Chairman of the Party, Chief Uche Secondus.

In a motion moved by Senator Ita Enang representing Uyo Senatorial District and seconded by Elder Udo Kerian Akpan, Deputy Speaker of Akwa  Ibom State House of Assembly, the State Chapter of PDP stated “In 2014, when the respective parties would have to produce their candidates for respective offices as will be declared by INEC, it is important to consider the candidate for the Presidency.

 “We want to move that the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, having credibly and creditably led this country, improved the economy of Nigeria, diversified the economy of Nigeria from oil into agriculture, successfully privatized the power sector and unified the country, successfully handled the security challenges in Nigeria and brought Nigeria to the eye of the international community through diplomacy that this audience do resolve that we pass a vote of confidence and do urge the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to go ahead and contest the nomination of the PDP and win and contest the 2015 election as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party”.

The Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Elder Sam Ikon who posed the question assured President Jonathan of full support and cooperation of Akwa Ibom State.

The PDP Deputy National Chairman, Chief Secondus commended the PDP stakeholders in the State for holding onto the party from inception in 1999, adding that the PDP at the National level was very proud of Akwa Ibom State and Governor Akpabio for what he is doing to transform the State.

Secondus remarked “I am overwhelmed and I believe that Akwa Ibom is setting the pace for the entire country to follow. The 2014 campaign is going to revolve around wards chairmen. The entire Nigeria should know that PDP is well rooted in all the wards of the country. We have over 9,000 wards across the country with PDP offices.

 “I want the opposition party to challenge me if they have offices in these wards across this nation. PDP will win the election that is coming in 2015 because we are rooted in these wards. This is one secret the opposition don’t know. They believe in blackmail and propaganda, it can’t work,” he added.