Oruk Anam neglected by Akpabio’s govt – Soni Udom

Gov. Godswill Akpabio

The All Progressives Congress in Akwa Ibom State has accused the administration of Governor Godswill Akpabio of not doing enough throughout the past seven years to build social amenities and develop human capacity in Oruk Anam Local Government Area of the State.

The Director General, Umana-Ukpong Campaign Organisation, Chief Soni Udom who made the accusation, Monday, while addressing a large crowd of APC supporters during the party’s campaign rally at Ikot Ibritam, the headquarters of Oruk Anam, said Governor Akpabio and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, have rubbished the fact that “great sons of Oruk Anam like Chief Don Etiebet and Chief Itak Ekarika were among those who brought PDP to Akwa Ibom State.”

Soni Udom himself is from Oruk Anam, and has represented the area in the Federal House of Representatives, Abuja.

“The people of this local government area have supported PDP in the past, but there is nothing to show for it; there are no good roads linking Oruk Anam with other parts of the State. They have not built schools here, even the one that the administration of Obong Victor Attah built as one of the model secondary schools in the state have been abandoned by Akpabio. If you visit the place, you will see that it has been taken over by lizards and snakes,” said Udom.

Chief Soni Udom told the crowd that Oruk Anam people have made up their minds not to support PDP in the forthcoming general elections. “That is why we have brought APC to you, so that we can uuchange the wrongs PDP has done in Oruk Anam,” he said.

During the rally, hundreds of PDP members from four wards in Oruk Anam denounced their membership of the ruling party, and immediately joined the opposition APC.

Soni Udom asked the people of Oruk Anam to vote APC presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari as their next president, Umana Okon Umana as their governor, Inibehe Okorie as senator for Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District, and other APC candidates for Federal House of Representatives and Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly elections.

“Godswill Akpabio has thrown down other politicians, but he can’t throw down Umana Okon Umana. Umana is the last man standing in Akwa Ibom politics,” Udom said.

He described Buhari as an incorruptible leader that will get back Nigeria’s stolen funds and use them to bring needed development to the country.