Massive turnout as APC holds House of Reps primaries in Akwa Ibom

There was a monolithic turnout of All Progressives Congress, APC, faithful astatine the House of Representatives superior predetermination successful Akwa Ibom State.

A sojourn to immoderate wards successful the Uyo Federal Constituency showed enactment members, particularly women, coming retired en masse to elite their preferred aspirant, adjacent though the enactment adopted the Option A4 voting system.

At St. Michael’s Primary School, Offot 1, Ward 6 Centre, implicit 5,615 members retired of the 6,000 registered members, including authorities appointees, were connected crushed to ballot for the statement aspirant, Mark Esset, who is the incumbent House of Representatives member.

Speaking with journalists, the Secretary to the Akwa Ibom State Government, Dr. Enobong Uwah, who is the governmental person of Uyo Local Government Area, commended the APC for adopting nonstop primaries, saying it has entrenched ideology and fixed members, particularly women, the accidental to enactment immoderate aspirant of their choice.

He applauded enactment faithful for coming retired en masse, particularly the women, and for their peaceful behaviour during the exercise, urging them to proceed s...