…pledges full loyalty to his new party
By Ime Silas
The Political Leader of Mbioto 1, Northern Iman Ward 2, Etinan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State; Obong (Hon) Emmanuel Titus has officially been received into the All Progressives Congress (APC) in his ward.
Also received along with him during the party’s membership revalidation exercise yesterday were members of his team from his community.
It would be recalled that until recently, Obong Emmanuel Titus popularly known as ‘Mika’, was a staunch member of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP. He defected to the APC penultimate month following the progressive movement of His Excellency, Gov Umo Eno.
Speaking during their formal reception into the party, Obong Titus who is also a former Council Secretary, Etinan Local Government Area, pledged his full loyalty and support to the leaderships of the APC at the Ward, chapter and state levels.
He said “I have come with my team today for the official reception into the APC. As a full party man, I clearly understand the processes of joining a new party and I have judiciously followed the procedures.
Today, I needed to make myself and my team available for the membership revalidation in line with the directive of His Excellency, the Governor. As a full member of the APC, my team and I would work assiduously towards the reelection of His Excellency; President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, His Excellency; Gov Umo Eno, member representing Etinan, Nsit Ibom, Nsit Ubium Federal Constituency at the National Assembly; Obong (Hon) Paul Ekpo and other candidates of the party”.
Receiving Obong Titus and his followers into the APC, the Ward Chairman; Elder Aniekan Akpan assured them of equal opportunity and treatment. He stressed that in accordance with the party’s constitution, every member of the party reserved the right to equal benefits, rights and privileges, irrespective of when he or she joined the party.
He thanked them for choosing the APC as their political destination and urged them to be of good conduct, while bringing to bare their wealth of experience and knowledge for the growth of the party.
Amongst Obong Mika’s team were Hon (Prince) Unwana C.O. Akpan, Mr. Ebong William Enebong and a host of others.
