Emmanuel Friday Ben has been elected as the Akwa Ibom State governorship candidate under Labour Party for 2027 general elections.
The Primary Election Committee chairman, Daniel Umobong, who announced this shortly after the primary election exercise in Uyo on Saturday, disclosed that Ben was the only aspirant who purchased the party’s nomination and expression of interest forms alongside 10 House of Assembly and five House of Representative aspirants.
He added that they were all screened according to party guidelines and met the requirements before being declared as candidates for different offices in the state.
The State Party chairman, Comrade Lincoln Charles, congratulated all the candidates, especially Emmanuel Ben, the governorship candidate expressing optimism that he has what it takes to occupy the hilltop mansion.
The Chairman used the opportunity to dismiss the insinuation that Labour party has two factions in Akwa Ibom, saying that he is the only recognized chairman.
He maintained that officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), observed the primary election.
“The governorship candidate of this Party is Emmanuel Friday Ben who has just emerged from the just-concluded primaries. So, anyone who’s not here is not known by INEC or Labour Party in Akwa Ibom State,” he stated.
In his acceptance speech, the governorship candidate, Ben, who spoke on behalf of other candidates, thanked the party for the confidence reposed in him to run for the election.
