The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Godswill Akpabio, has said nobody can become a governor of a state without the support of the incumbent governor.
Speaking during the inauguration of the Peoples Democratic Party campaign organisation in Uyo on Tuesday night, the governor stated that he was a part of former Governor Victor Attah’s succession plan.
According to Akpabio, he has never seen himself as someone who was not supported by Attah.
He said Attah encouraged him contest the governorship.
President Goodluck Jonathan of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP; General Mohammadu Buhari , the presidential flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC and twelve other presidential candidates at the February 14 election have signed an undertaking to make the poll violence free.
The other candidates include, Tunde Anifowose Kelani of Action Alliance (AA) Dr. Rafiu Salau of Alliance for Democracy (AD), Ganiyu Galadima of Alliance Congress (AC), Alh. Mani Ibrahim Ahemad of ADC, Chief Sam Eke of Citizens Popular Party (CPP) Ambros Albert Oworu of Hope Party, Prof. Oluremi Sonaiya of KOWA party and Chief Chekwas Okorie of Unity Progressive Party (UPP).
Ahead of the February 2015 general election, the All Progressives Congress’s (APC) presidential nominee Muhammadu Buhari signed a peace pact alongside his presidential opponent President Goodluck Jonathan in a bid to make the upcoming general election scheduled to take place on 14 February a violence-free and pledged his commitment to a peaceful election season.
Called the ‘Abuja Accord’, the event was held in Abuja and attended by former United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Anan, and former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Emeka Anyaoku. All eight presidential candidates signed the document.
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