The All Progressives Congress (APC) has secured the chairmanship seat in Essien Udim Local Government Area, following the local government elections held on Saturday, October 5, in Akwa Ibom State in what the majority of people called a mark of honor to the Senate President.
The OBSERVERS believe the Governor let the Senate President have controls of his own local government , the government source said its will be an embarrassment for a Senate President not to have win his own local governments election for that the Governor gave an instruction that Essien Udom the local government of the Senate President be left alone for the former Governor of the state .
Akpabio and Pastoe Eno who is the current Governor have a mutual respect for each others , but the decision to let Akpabio have his own local government didn’t go down well with some Peoples Democratic Party in the state who believes the Governor is digging own political grave as may backfire tomorrow politically .
The Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC) confirmed the results to journalists on Sunday in Uyo.
The commission stated that it has so far received results from 10 LGAs. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) claimed victory in Uyo, Oron, Ukananfun, Oruk Anam, Ikot Ekpene, Urue Offong/Oruko, Okobo, Nsit Ubium, and Eket LGAs, while the APC won in Essien Udim.