Ekpenyong Ntekim Gets Royal Fathers Blessing, PDP Chapter Endorsement

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The Okobo Traditional Council of Chiefs in Akwa-Ibom State, has given their blessing to the Attorney-General & Commissioner for Justice, of Akwa Ibom  State, Barrister Ekpenyong Ntekim to contest the governorship of the state come  2015.

The blessing and endorsement of Barrister Ntekim, who was on consultations to seek the consent of his immediate family, community, ward, chapter  leadership of his party and the Okobo, traditional institution has  put to rest speculations about the disposition of the Attorney-General’s resolve to contested  for the overnorship of Akwa Ibom state.

The Paramount Ruler of Okobo, HRM Obong Bassey Ndem  alongside other traditional rulers who gave their blessing  to  Barrister Ntekim,expressed delight for his courage against the erroneous claim that the Oron Nation as a whole did not have a competent person who can vie for the office of the governor of the state.

The Okobo traditional head used the opportunity to draw the attention of the 2015 gubernatorial hopeful to the allegedly long-neglected Obufi-Okobo Road which serve as the main access to the community and implored him to fix the road as well as address the general exclusion of Okobo and Oron nation from infrastructural development  if God blesses him to emerge as governor of the state.

The royal father also implored to also consider Ntekim to creating job  employment opportunities for the teeming unemployed youths in the state so that they may not have justification to indulge in antisocial vices. .

While intimating the royal fathers and party members about his resolve to contest the forthcoming governship election in 2015, Barrister Ntekim, said  he was convinced in his heart of hart  to take the decision before he came out  to seek the blessing ,support and content of his people.

He said it would be wrong for him to commence the governorship project without  seeking  their consents before embarking on state wide consultation.

His words, “I have come to consult with you the custodians of our culture, tradition, norms and values of the people of Okobo on my decision to contest the governorship of Akwa-Ibom State and to obtain your royal blessings, even as  I have absolutely resolved  with my heart of heart and backed by my personal conviction  to take the  bolt step, to come forth, I still need to seek your consent as my fathers
and leader”

As he appealed for the support of the leadership and members of his Nung Atai Ube Ward 11 and the  Okobo chapter of the People Democratic Party ( PDP), he assured that they will be victorious at the end.

The Chapter chairman of the Party Mr Bassey Ntekim, had appealed to the PDP family in the state to throw their weight behind the aspiration of the Attorney-General even as a formal motion was moved by an elder of the Party Eyo Offiong to adopt him as their sole candidate.


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