2027: Ibibio union rejects zoning of governorship position among ethnic groups

Ahead of the 2027 gubernatorial election, Ibibio National Union, a socio governmental radical successful Akwa Ibom State, has announced that Ibibio indigenes person withdrawn their enactment for the zoning of the governorship presumption among taste groups successful the state.

The radical besides dismissed the conception that Akwa Ibom stands connected a tripod of 3 taste groups – Ibibio, Annang and Oro.

Ibibio National Union spoke successful a connection by its National President, Engr. Emmanuel Akpan, which was made disposable to journalists on Tuesday in Uyo.

“The information is that Akwa Ibom State, similar each different authorities successful Nigeria, stands connected a technological tripod of 3 senatorial districts – North East (Uyo), North West (Ikot Ekpene) and South East (Eket). In immoderate creation of multi-ethnic nationalities to signifier a authorities oregon federation state, immoderate groups would ever stay a minority,” Akpan said.

He explained that Ibibio taste radical occupies 100 percent of Uyo Senatorial District, 80 percent of Eket Senatorial District and 20 percent of Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District, adding that different groups are not “in ample capable numbers” to marque immoderate important quality successful the governmental equation of the state.

The connection added, “Other groups similar Oro should look the reality, respect themselves, swallow their pride, question accommodation successful an Ibibio dominated governmental abstraction if they privation to nutrient a politician successful the s...