2027: AKWA IBOM WILL DELIVER HIGHEST VOTES FOR TINUBU — AKPABIO
RismadarVoice Reporters
May 12, 2026
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has expressed confidence that Akwa Ibom State will deliver the highest number of votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the South-South geopolitical zone during the 2027 presidential election.
Akpabio made the declaration on Tuesday during a stakeholders’ consultation meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held at the Government House in Uyo, where Governor Umo Eno formally consulted party members on his second-term bid ahead of the 2027 governorship election.
According to a statement issued by Akpabio’s Special Assistant on Media, Jackson Udom, the Senate President commended Governor Eno for his leadership style and inclusive governance.
“The event of today shows that Governor Eno is a peaceful governor, a man of God in words and in deeds,” Akpabio said.
“His peaceful disposition and ability to carry everybody along have given us the assurance that in the South-South geopolitical zone, Akwa Ibom will deliver the highest number of votes.”
Akpabio also praised the governor for consulting party members and stakeholders despite reportedly facing no opposition for the party’s governorship ticket.
“Even though he has no one challenging him for the sole ticket of the party, he is humble enough to still consult party members and critical stakeholders in the state. That is very instructive of the kind of person he is,” he added.
The Senate President further commended the governor’s developmental strides, citing ongoing and completed projects across the state, as well as the revival of previously abandoned projects.
“If you go around the state, you will know that there is a government in place. Projects are being initiated, completed and commissioned for the use of the people,” he stated.
Akpabio also congratulated Governor Eno on the recent commencement of international flights at the Victor Attah International Airport.
He added that the people and government of Akwa Ibom State remained grateful to President Tinubu for supporting the emergence of an indigene of the state as President of the Senate, assuring that such support would be reciprocated at the polls.
