The phrase "Akwa Ibom is PDP, PDP is Akwa Ibom" had previously been freely used by Governor Udom Emmanuel and other PDP supporters in the state.Since the beginning of democratic rule in 1999, PDP has not only maintained successive control of Akwa Ibom State, but has also been successful in electing presidential candidates there in the elections of 2015, 2019, and 2023—even though its candidates were unsuccessful at the national level in each of those years.On the ot...

The State collation officer for Akwa Ibom state has declared Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has the winner of the presidential in the state. The declaration was made late yesterday night in Uyo at the collation centre.Below is the break down of the results:Bola Tinubu (APC): 160620 votesPeter Obi (LP): 132683 votesAtiku Abubakar (PDP): 214012 votes

Many commentators have continued to rank the four leading presidential candidates as the Nigerian presidential election of 2023 approaches.Atiku Abubakar of the PDP, Bola Tinubu of the APC, Peter Obi of the Labour Party, and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of the NNPP are the four leading candidates for the presidency.The permutation includes Akwa Ibom State.The votes of more than two million (2,357,418 eligible voters) in Akwa Ibom, according to INEC, should not be disregarde...