In Eket, Akwa Ibom State, this weekend’s National Assembly primaries of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), which broke into violence, has claimed one life as one of the victims on unsuspecting delegates died today at an Eket hospital. He has been identified as Tony Etifit of Etebi Ward in Esit Eket local government.
In Eket, Akwa Ibom State, this weekend’s National Assembly primaries of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), which broke into violence, has claimed one life as one of the victims on unsuspecting delegates died today at an Eket hospital. He has been identified as Tony Etifit of Etebi Ward in Esit Eket local government.
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Armed men in military uniform under the command of the PDP hierarchy attacked Mr. Etebi at the primaries, and hospital sources at the private hospital to which he was taken said he died of the serious injuries he received during the assault on him.
Meanwhile, on the political turf, Esemeh Eyiboh, the House of Assembly Spokesman who represents Eket Federal Constituency and Senator Eme Ufot Ekaette who represents the same constituency in the upper legislative chamber, both failed to win a PDP ticket. Chief Helen Esuene and Mr Dan Abia beat the incumbent legislators for their seats in the Senate and the House of Assembly seats respectively.
The situation in Akwa Ibom State has continued to grow tenser. As part of Akpabio’s desperate re-election bid, the government has secured the services of Military and Security Chiefs in the state, resulting in the formation of a Joint Military Task Force codenamed “Operation Aduma” for the ongoing party primaries, with consequences for life and politics in the area.
It has been gathered that the PDP primaries were calculated to ensure the emergence of candidates with proven loyalty to Akpabio’s second term bid.
Akpabio reportedly won 99 % of delegates votes at the gubernatorial party primaries today.
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