ABAK/ETIM-EKPO/IKA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY CONSTITUENTS PASS VOTES OF CONFIDENCE ON FEDERAL LAWMAKER

--- As Aniekan Umanah Hosts Stakeholders

Umani Uwemedimo

Earlier Yesterday during the aforementioned Stakeholders consultative forum meeting which was hd in the Abak Local Government Council Secretariat with the team, " Towards effective legislative agenda" rightly convened by the Federal Lawmaker, people of the Federal Constituency passed a vote of confidence on their Federal Lawmaker, Hon. Aniekan Umanah.

The meeting was convened for Stakeholders from all Local Government Areas that make up the Federal Constituency to brief the Federal Lawmaker of their Community's challenges and possible ways of liberating them from such challenges, and the possible direction he should take towards delivering effective representation.

The Chairman of the occasion who doubles as the National Legal Adviser of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Hon. Barr. Emmanuel Enoidem, heavily represented by Bishop Prof. Isaiah Umanah stated his satisfaction to the five star Federal Lawmaker, maintaining that he has been the first Lawmaker to convene a meeting is such caliber. He believed the meeting would yield great results as time goes on.

Mr. Moses Ekpo, the Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State who was the special guest of honor at the event expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Elder. Aniekan Umanah for the prompt action to arrest the challenges of his Constituency. He noted that the call was a right step in the right direction.

While adjoining the people of the Federal Constituency to bestow their unreserved support to the Lawmaker, Mr. Ekpo assured him to count on him in every measure he wishes to take towards delivering effective representation for his people.

While handing over their petitions to the Lawmaker for onward assessment and prompt measures toward alleviating these problems, the three Local Government Chairmen thanked Elder Umanah for convening a meeting of such magnitude. They believed that the same God who gave him such an initiative would grant him the grace and strength to see that the sufferings of his people are eradicated to the minimal level.

The Host of the event, who's also the Local Government Chairman of Abak, Imoh Williams drew the attention of the Federal Lawmaker to the erosion in Holy Family College, the Abak Bridge, Independence Hall and Council Secretariat. He was of the opinion that if such menace is not tackled with immediacy, it might emanate to something catastrophic which would be beyond fixation.

On getting the documents from the three Local Government Chairmen, Elder Umanah restated his commitment towards delivering effective and impactful representation to the Constituency. He maintained that for a stone not to be left unturned, he'll see that the documents are submitted to the Federal House nextweek for prompt actions.

The Lawmaker also stated that to support the Dakkada philosophy of His Excellency, life-touching programmes like Skill Acquisition trainings, scholarship for students, business grants for business persons, professional training in onshore and offshore, and others, will be initiated to increase the life standard of the Constituents.

Also present at the Stakeholders consultative forum meeting were: The former Speaker of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Nse Ekanem, Former majority leader of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Imoh Ibokette, Hon. Saviour Enyiekere, Spouses of the three Local Government Chairmen, Vice Chairmen and Councillors from the three Local Government Areas, Elders, women and youths from the three Local Government Areas and other stakeholders.