Despite joining the party barely a week
following his defection from the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, Umana Umana, a
former secretary to the Akwa Ibom
government, has clinched the All Progressives
Congress, APC, governorship ticket.
Mr. Umana will represent the APC in next
year’s Akwa Ibom governorship election.
Shortly after he was declared winner in the
elections held at the old Uyo stadium,
thousands of his supporters trooped to his
private residence for a victory party that
lasted till the early hours of Friday.
Some of the prominent supporters at the
victory party included Ime Umana, who joined
in chanting, dancing and jubilating over the
victory.
Mr. Umanah dedicated the victory to God and
attributed his win to the resilience of the
Akwa Ibom people.
According to Ime Umanah, the victory
“signalled the beginning of a revolution to
free Akwa Ibom people from the slavery of the
last eight years under Godswill Akpabio.”
He urged all supporters of the party to mend
their differences and go all out during the
elections proper and ensure that Mr. Umana
was elected as governor of Akwa Ibom State
come February 28, 2015.
Witnesses said the election had become
violent at some point, and that at least one
person was shot.
Mr. Umana was in the contest against a
former minister of state for Federal Capital
Territory, Akpan Udoedehe, and a former
military governor of Rivers State, Sam
Enwang.
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