Why Gov Emmanuel should not contest in 2019 – APC chieftain Eyiboh

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Eseme Eyiboh, has advised Akwa Ibom Governor, Udom Emmanuel. to drop his second term bid.

The former member of the House of Representatives hails from Esit Eket Local Government Area, which is within the same federal constituency as the governor.

Eyiboh told journalists that Emmanuel had failed to improve the lives of his people.

“Udom, during the declaration of his bid for a second term, said he was responding to the yearnings of Akwa Ibom people whom he said asked him to contest for a second term. We in Eket are saying that he should not contest again,” he said.

The Chairman, Board of Cross River Basin Development Authority (CRBDA), accused the Emmanuel administration of destroying a local market in Eket and failing to deliver on its road projects in the area.

“The governor is my brother. He is a good man. But his administration has been most unfair to the people of Eket.

“The governor has cited three companies in one single ward in his hometown in Onna. For the sake of fairness and brotherhood, he should have cited at least one industry in Eket.

“If the government couldn’t give us one of those industries, the governor should have considered re-activating Akwa Palm Industry in Esit Eket.

“Eket people have been deprived, ignored, and neglected.

“Udom second term is going to be an extension of the neglect and exploitation of Eket people, and that is why we are saying he shouldn’t contest for a second term,” he said.