The All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in Abak Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have declared a vote of no confidence in the current Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Hon Udeme Otong. They accused him of attempting to seek a third term in violation of a 2023 zoning agreement signed by political leaders from all clans in the constituency. The agreement, brokered at a meeting initiated by former Deputy Governor Moses Ekpo, designated that after Otong's tenure representing Abak Clan, the next representative in 2027 must come from Midim Clan. According to spokesperson Hon Rock Dick, the agreement was unanimously endorsed and signed by all parties, including Otong himself. The stakeholders stressed that Midim Clan has not produced a state Assembly representative since 1999 despite having two wards, and they described any move to bypass the zoning formula as a breach of trust. They declared the agreement sacrosanct and warned against attempts to distort it. The Speaker could not be reached for comment.
Hon Udeme Otong signed an agreement he now appears to be undermining, creating a clear contradiction between his actions and the consensus he once endorsed. The stakeholders' rejection of his third-term bid exposes a fracture within Abak's APC leadership that directly affects political trust in the constituency. Midim Clan, which has not held the seat since 1999, stands to lose again if the zoning deal is ignored. The people of Abak now question whether collective agreements mean anything when a beneficiary seeks to override them.
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