NSIT IBOM, NSIT UBIUM, IBESIKPO ASUTAN, IKONO, INI AGOG AS IMC PAYS ‘THANK YOU’ VISIT- NKANGA, OKON LAGOS, ERIC AKPAN ORS. SALUTE THE
GROUP’S VISIT
The on-going ‘thank you’ tour organized by Ibom Mandate Crusaders, IMC, (A.K.A. Shoe Size 15-23) has continued to gather serious momentum as the team extended its visit to Nsit Ibom, Nsit Ubium, Ibesikpo Asutan, Ikono and Ini local government areas last week in a grand style.
The group’s visit to Nsit Ibom in particular was an icing in the cake as the event attracted the creme de la crème of the local government coupled with an unprecedented crowd of members who thronged the Ikot Nyah – venue of the epochal occasion. Some of the dignitaries who graced the event includes but not limited to the following: the ex Director General, Divine Mandate 2015 and former Military Governor of the state, Otuekong Idongesit Nkanga (rtd.), S.A to the Governor on Ethical Reorientation, Hon. Ime Bishop (Okon Lagos), S.A on Project, Hon. Eric Akpan, a Political/Youth Activist, Evang. Aniediabasi George (Udombakara), S.A on Transportation, Hon. Udo Ekwere, S.A on Project Monitoring (Ikot Ekpene Sen. Dist.), Pst. Mike Akpan, S.A on Transportation (Ministry), Hon. Godwin Job, Village Head, Ikot Nyah, Eteidung E. S. Akpan, Hon. James Inyang, Bishop I. H. Joshua, Pst. Nse Udoh, Mr. Nsikan Bassey amongst others.
Addressing the mammoth crowd, the National Coordinator of the team Shoe Size 15-23, Hon. Aniekan Morgan Ekwere (Million Dollar) expressed happiness for the warm reception of the group in the area, disclosing that the group were there to specially thank its teeming members for standing by governor UdomEmmanuel and the PDP-led government in the state during the last conducted elections.
Hon. Ekwere who is currently the Special Adviser to the governor on Projects Supervision reiterated that the visit was in partial fulfillment of the group’s promise to them during the 2015 guber campaign and subsequent elections. He, however, commended the leadership of the chapter for remaining focused and organized after the last elections unlike what is usually obtainable in other sociopolitical climes.
The Shoe Size 15-23 team leader used the medium to canvass support for governor UdomEmmanuel- led administration in the state and the party (PDP), noting that the group’s vision is completely in line with the vision of the party, PDP, which, according to him, is to ensure consolidation of the gains of governance in the state beyond 2019.
He said, “The leadership of Ibom Mandate Crusaders (Shoe Size 15-23) has deemed it fit to come back after our last victory in 2015 guber to say to our teeming members who relentlessly stood for their belief in Udom’s mandate ‘thank you’. This is a clear sign that when things will gets better as it will, we will never leave any of our member behind.
“It could be clearly recalled that IMC was one of the foremost groups that was evidently seen during the commissioning to mark the governor’s one year in office at all the project sites. This is a clear indication that IMC has never and will never leave any stone unturned when it come to rallying genuine support for our governor, Deacon UdomEmmanuel.
“IMC is not an ordinary sociopolitical group, it has it tab root link to God Almighty. This informed why we have been paying tithe from money accruing to us. We are hitting the ground running and we are on course towards ensuring that our vision (shoe Size 15-23) is achieved to the letter. God is with us.
”Our mission is to redefine the history of socio-political organization in Akwa Ibom State in such a way that will restore trust, sincerity of purpose and total commitment to a given political task. This is what IMC stands for”, Hon. Ekwere.
Reeling out other benefits for its members, Ekwere said that members of the group stand a chance of benefiting from the zero interest and non-collateral loans (soft loan) which will be given to them by the government through the group’s cooperative society (Shoe Size Women Multipurpose Cooperative Society), as well as regular visit, mobilization of the group amongst others.
Speaking briefly on the history of the group, he said: “Ibom Mandate Crusaders (A.K.A Shoe Size 15-23) was duly registered in July, 2014 with the state’s Bureau of Political Affairs with membership strength cutting across the six geo-political regions/zones of Nigeria and, it’s breaking frontiers into overseas like South Africa amongst others”.
Responding, Otuekong Idongesit Nkanga commended the team for the visit, and described the group as “a GROUP WITH CONSCIENCE”. The former Military Governor represented by his brother, Elder Ekanikpong Nkanga said that the group has, via the kind gesture proven itself as a group to follow and trust. He prayed God to bless, replenish and guide the group to achieve its lofty vision.
He said, “What this shoe Size group is doing is rare, I mean very rare in this part of the world and indeed the world over. I must say, this feat alone has proven a fact that this is a group with conscience, sincerity and trust”.
Commenting on the visit, the Chapter Coordinator of the group, Sir Nsikan Basssey said the visit has replaced tears of sorrow and mistrust in their eyes with tears of joy and hope in the eyes of its teeming members in the area. He, however, on behalf of the chapter expressed avowed commitment to ensure the group achieves maximum success in the chapter.
Similarly, at Nsit Ubium, Ibesikpo Asutan, Ikono, Ini and Ikot Abasi similar feats were achieved. In their separate goodwill messages, the Coordinator, Ibesikpo Asutan, Comr. Idara Effiong, that of Nsit Ubium, Mr. Ime Abraham, that of Ikono, Hon. Ben Nyeneime and that of Ikot Abasi acknowledged and appreciated the group’s visit and pledged total cooperation.
Highpoints of the visit were: cash donation, prayers for the state, motion for a vote of confidence on the governor, commissioning of the chapter’s secretariat at Ikono amongst others.
(Report(s) filed by Kendi Jumbo).
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