… gives reasons for proposed adoption of candidates of other political parties
By our correspondent
Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for Uyo/Ibesikpo Asutan/Nsit Atai/Uruan Federal Constituency for next year’s National Assembly election, Mr. Ikakke Bassey has launched what he described as ‘PEACOCK COALITION’ ahead of formal flagoff of campaigns.
The Coalition, it was gathered, cuts across all Political Parties with a to garnering votes for candidates regardless of political Party lines, who have capacity and character to work for the people.
In a chat with newsmen yesterday, the Ibesikpo Asutan-born development expert revealed that PEACOCK COALITION is a novel political strategy aimed at selecting best brains, consisting of tested and trusted candidates to represent their people at various levels of constituencies.
According to the Labour Party chieftain: “The Peacock Coalition is a novel political strategy with intent to select candidates across political parties and form one lineup. Those candidates will be supported so far they have Character, Competence, and Capacity”.
Providing more insight, Mr. Ikakke Bassey noted that his vision is to change the backward political narrative in Uyo Federal Constituency and Akwa Ibom at large, maintaining that it would give the youths, women and ordinary citizens with proven track record the opportunity and platform to represent and work for the people.
When asked for more details on the adopted candidates, the National Assembly hopeful declined stressing that names of stakeholders who attended the meeting across political Parties remain withheld until the official unveiling which according to him, shall be announced in due course.
Our Correspondent gathered that the idea met a rapturous adoption as key political stakeholders across Uyo, Eket and Ikot Ekpene Senatorial Districts reacted positively with excitement.
The Leader of the Labour Party, Akwa Ibom State, Dr. Uduakobong Peter Udoh, while speaking on the development, assured the stakeholders who attended the meeting that his party will adopt candidates from other Political Parties to support based on the unanimously accepted conditions, while those Parties in turn, will support candidates of the Labour Party based on the same criteria.