News Investigators/ The leadership of Ibibio Traditional Council in Akwa Ibom has declared support for the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and President Bola Tinubu.
The council expressed the declaration while receiving Akpabio and his entourage, comprising some members of the National Assembly, at Nsit Ubium Palace of the Oku Ibom Ibibio, Ntenyin Solomon Etuk.
The royal father described Akpabio as their son well-known to them, adding that they were proud of his achievements in the senate.
“This is our son and we, as a people, are very happy to receive you in this palace. We know what you can do and we are very proud of your achievements as the senate president.
“I am delighted to have you and your colleagues in this palace. You have come to pay homage to your fathers here.
“We know you. We know who Godswill Akpabio is. We testify that we know who you are. If we don’t know who you are, it therefore means we are not yours,” he said.
The traditional ruler, however, appealed to the senate president to ensure that the dream of Akwa Ibom having its seaport became a reality.
He thanked the senators for all the good works they had been doing as lawmakers, especially the recent bill on defilement of minors and its legal consequences.
Earlier, Akpabio thanked the royal fathers for the grand reception, even without any prior notice, describing Ntenyin as a man of peace.
“I am very happy to be here and I thank you my fathers for this grand reception for me and my entourage, even at a very short notice. I am here today with my colleagues and family members, which shows that I am from here and my home is intact.
“Let me thank you for being a peace loving father. You are a man of peace. The ‘most costly’ peace is better than the cheapest war. I made an appeal to him without seeing him physically and he listened to me and today, there is peace in Akwa Ibom State.
“Kindly extend my greetings to your son, my governor and our leader, Mr Umo Eno, another man of peace, who not only says it, but does it,” he said.
The senate president pledged to ensure victory for the governor in his second term bid.
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