A’Ibom govt denies circular asking civil servants to join politics

State PDP elects new excos, national delegates 
The Akwa Ibom State Head of Civil Service, Effiong Essien, has denied putting out any state government circular that the Supreme Court has approved partisan politics for civil servants. 

Also, new leadership has emerged in all 31 local council chapters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State, following the election of Chapter Executive Committee Members who will hold the reins of leadership of the party for a four-year tenure at the council level across the state.
 
At the congress, a total of 18 chapters’ officers were elected in each council, including one national delegate per council, bringing the total to 31 national delegates. Also, One Person Living With Disabilities (PLWD) was elected in each local council, bringing the total of PLWDs to 31 across the state.
 
Governor Umo Eno was among eminent members of the party elected as national delegates at the council congress, which was held at the state PDP headquarters at Nsit Ubium.
 
In his goodwill message to all the council areas, which was delivered by the elders and stakeholders of the party in the various domains, the governor, who is also the leader of the PDP in the state, praised the unity of purpose and dogged resolve for the victory that has remained as the defining traits of the PDP in the state. He noted that the newly elected officers must be prepared to work assiduously to steady the party on the path of successive electoral conquest in Akwa Ibom.