A’ Ibom 2023: Crowd in domain of PDP governorship flagbearer defies rain during commissioning of YPP office, skill centre; over 1,431 joined YPP
Nsit Ubium, the anecdotal local government of Umo Eno, the governorship candidate of the PDP in Akwa Ibom witnessed the pouring of an energised crowd on Tuesday notwithstanding the heavy rain in solidarity with the Young Progressives Party (YPP) and its standard bearer, Senator Albert Bassey Akpan.
A hilarious crowd on Tuesday lined the streets and outdoor points to welcome the YPP team singing, dancing, and waving leaves which is now seemingly a symbol of the party. The watershed event is contrary to the untoward permutations that YPP will not have a footprint in Nsit Ubium.
The party, led by its state chairman, Apostle Nyeneime Andy, was in Nsit Ubium in continuation of its state-wide tour to inaugurate its offices across the state.
Andy, alongside the guber candidate, Senator Albert Akpan, his running mate, AIG Asuquo Amba (rtd), and other party stalwarts who stormed the village of Ikot Edibon in Nsit Ubium also formerly opened the YPP Youths Acquisition Skills Center.
The occasion took a different turn when Mr. Anthony Akpan, a candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the Nsit Ubium state constituency in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, led 1,431 others to decamp to YPP.
Akpan said he has stepped down from the contest to formally join forces with the YPP to install its governorship flagbearer as the next governor of Akwa Ibom State.
“I, Anthony Akpan, from Obotim Ward 1 Nsit Ubium today declare my support for OBA and YPP. I have collapsed my structure for the YPP. The Ika, Obot Akara, Etim Ekpo, and Ini chapter chairmen of ADC have defected alongside me to carry the leaves as the only sign of hope for the Akwa Ibom people”.
The chapter chairman of YPP, Mr Moses Sam, in his welcome address described the state chairman of the YPP as the “Joshua of our time” thanking him for steering the affairs of the party to what it has grown to become today.
“The next and perhaps the best governor in our state will be OBA. As we are having our office today, we will work for our son, OBA, to emerge as governor. Nsit Ubium is YPP, YPP is Nsit Ubium. As you can see, my blood is YPP. We have buried every other party that has died to embrace the YPP”, the chairman assured.
While performing the opening of the office and skills centre, the state chairman said: “Let me specially thank you all for coming out under the rain to witness this great ceremony. Your incoming governor is here, and he will address all your problems when he takes over. I can assure you that when we take over power in 2023, we will reward you for your love for the party”.
“Today, we didn’t come to campaign, but to open the party office, the youth acquisition center, as well as receive the thousands of decampees from other parties joining the YPP’s great family”, Apostle Andy stated.
“This skills acquisition center is to train and develop the people of Nsit Ubium. We want to train our youths in order to properly engage them. Before we come into government, we will train the youths here to be self-reliant and self-employed “, Apostle Andy added.
Barr. Daniel Udofia, a former PDP stalwart in his goodwill message, said that Nsit Ubium has fully adopted YPP.
“We have no doubt that our son, OBA, who is taking over in 2023 has proven to be the best. He will deliver on the mandate we will give him in 2023. Our people have given the assurance that they will support him for quality leadership from next year”.
He then thanked OBA for his love for the Nsit Ubium people and urged all, especially the youths and women to embrace him come 2023.
