By Tony Ita Etim - Uyo
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State has debunked media reports that the party has called for the removal of its National Chairman, Alhaji Babanga Tukur.
The denial was contained in a statement by Pastor Imeh David, the Special Adviser Media to the State PDP Chairman, Obong Paul Ekpo. According to the statement, “at no point during the New Year get-together and enlarged Caucus meeting of the party in Uyo was any issue concerning the purported removal of the National Chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur discussed.” Ekpo recalled that at the meeting, attended by more than 700 party leaders, including past and present chairmen of the 31 chapters and 329 wards, as well as elected and appointed members of PDP, only two key decisions were taken. These decisions, Ekpo maintained, were the commendation of the state Governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio, and the endorsement of President Gooodluck Jonathan for a second-term of office.
He said that during the meeting, following a motion moved by Senator Ita Enang, representing Uyo Senatorial District and seconded by the Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Elder Udo Kerian, the state chapter of PDP passed a vote of confidence on Governor Godswill Akpabio for his outstanding performance in the state and resolved that “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 President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, having 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 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”. Ekpo dismissed the allegation that the National Deputy Chairman of the party, Chief Uche Secondus, who witnessed the meeting, was in the state for a sinister motive. According to him, ‘‘Secondus was a guest invited to attend the Solemn Assembly organised by the state government.
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