Akwa Ibom communities clash over Rep Etteh’s second term bid

Two sociopolitical groups successful Akwa Ibom State, the Esit Eket Grassroots Network (EGN) and the Eket People Union (EPU) person disagreed implicit the 2nd word aspirations of the subordinate representing Eket/ Onna/ Esit Eket/ Ibeno Federal constituency, Okpolupm Etteh.

The Eket Peoples Union had, connected March 27, 2026, withdrawn its enactment for the lawmaker’s 2nd word bid, citing breach of spot arsenic crushed for the action.

But, the Esit Eket Grass Root Network has distanced itself from EPU’s position, describing a caller work by EPU titled ‘Why Ekid Will Not Support Hon. Okpolupm Etteh and Any Other Ibeno Candidate’ arsenic misleading, divisive and unrepresentative of the corporate volition of the Ekid people.

In a communiqué issued to newsmen successful Uyo connected Sunday aft a well-attended stakeholders’ gathering connected Friday, the EGN maintained that EPU does not and cannot talk for the full Ekid nation, emphasizing that its views are constricted to its members and should not beryllium misconstrued arsenic a unified position.

The communique was endorsed by Chief Victor Dan Ikot, Chief Udo Thompson, Dr. Ekanem Friday John, Emmanuel Nsoh, Mrs Mercy Joseph Sam, Aniefiok Cobb, Samuel Ehoho Udo, Ubong Bassey, Samuel Frank, Victor Asuquo Ayah, Mrs Ekaette Uduak and a big of others

Faulting EPU’s position, EGN declared, “The effort to generalize its stance arsenic the corporate volition of the radical is misleading a...