Group urges Onofiok Luke to stay focused in governorship race

A political pressure group, National Political and Economic Discourse working for the realization of Hon. Onofiok Luke’s governor aspiration in 2023 has urged him not to be distracted but remain focused on the target.

This is contained in a press statement made available to LENS online in Uyo, Wednesday.

The convener of the group Dr. Jack Ekeng charged the Chairman, House of Representative Committee on Judiciary not to be cowed because of endorsement of somebody who would purportedly be the governor in 2023 describing it as ‘noise.’

He advised Onofiok Luke not to be bothered, stressing that Akwa Ibom people know who they will vote for in the 2023 elections.

Ekeng said the endorsement or anointing was programmed to make Luke lose focus but expressed his delight that instead of decelerating, Luke’s issue-based popularity has continued to soar, making him the most acceptable gubernatorial aspirant in the state at the moment.

“You cannot decree experience to exist. Of all the aspirants in the state so far, only Rt.Hon. Onofiok Luke can be said to be the most experienced having led the legislature at the highest level in the state and even fought to preserve democracy that was seriously threatened then.”

“Moving to the national level, he has not played second fiddle even though he belongs to the opposition PDP. It takes a person with deep socio-political mastery to be chairman of a powerful committee as the judiciary even as a first-timer.

“That is why the youths, elders, and women all over the state route for him as the only detribalised politician with the ability to pull the state out of the current socio-economic and political quagmire and return us to the path of progress, human capital development and socio-national integration currently lacking.”

While appealing to the youths to sustain their support for Luke, whom he described as one of their own, Ekeng said it was time to also try the youthful population at the highest level of managing the affairs of the state.

“We have tried the elders and they did their best. But their best was not good enough due to the fact that most of their programmes did not resonate with the teeming youthful population of the state.

“We cannot subject this state again to gerontocracy when we have young and experienced professionals eagerly willing to serve. We thank God that someone like Rt. Hon. Onofiok Luke agreed to join the race. He is the only person for now that deserves our votes and we will do everything possible that come June 12, 2023, Luke would assume office as our next governor. We shall be happy for.”

He said having listened to other aspirants, he has come to understand that Luke is the only one that really understands the needs of all sectors and segments of Akwa Ibom State.

“It would be a great disservice to humanity if we as a people sell our birthright on the altar of assumed government candidate instead of displaying the independent and intellectual mindedness that Akwa Ibomites all over the world have been known for”, he posited.