Akwa Ibom PDP chairman promises level-playing field

Akwa Ibom Ibom State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Aniekan Akpan, has assured governorship aspirants in the state of transparent primaries which will produce a sole candidate for the party.

He gave the assurance when one of the aspirants, Obong Ide Owodiong-Idemeko, consulted the enlarged executive council of the PDP at the party Secretariat at Atan Offot, Uyo the state capital, yesterday.

He urged all aspirants to go through their consultation peacefully, warning them to shun politics of bitterness and hatred, stressing that, the party will be transparent and ensure a level-playing field for all aspirants.

He called on all aspirants to be decent while going about their consultations, warning that at the end of the day, whoever emerged as the candidate of the party, would become the standard-bearer of the party.

“Because Akwa Ibom is PDP and PDP is Akwa Ibom State, moving forward, we must work together, have a united front, so that after winning in Akwa Ibom, we will also win at the national. PDP is on a rescue mission to rescue Nigeria.”