The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Akwa Ibom State has commended the
State Government for finally releasing the state owned Godswill
International Stadium for the official flag off of President Muhammadu
Buhari’s South South Campaign.
The Senior Special Assistant to
the President on National Assembly Matters, Dr. Ita Enang, who disclosed
this in a press conference on Wednesday to herald the coming of the
president to the state, assured that the stadium would still remain in a
good condition even after its use on Friday.
According to him,
“It is important to emphasize here that with appreciation to Akwa Ibom
State Government, we are taking over the physical possession and
occupancy of Godswill Obot Akpabio International Stadium and the advance
team of Mr President has also arrived the state in readiness and
preparation for APC flag off on Friday.
“I will also like to
emphasize that the International Stadium is for AkwaIbom people and
neither for the APC, PDP nor APGA. Nobody, irrespective of party lines
would be interested in destroying anything in the Stadium, it is the
greatest of the things apart from the airport that has stood AkwaIbom
out in the International Community.
“We are also conscious that
the Stadium is FIFA rated and we will ensure that nothing happens to it.
We are working with the stadium management team and the AkwaIbom state
management team in respect of that.
“We were contemplating on two
options about the safety of the stadium, we put our heads together and
arrived at the best option. Which will make the stadium to still remain
in a good condition after the rally.”
On his own, the state
Chairman of APC, Mr. Ini Okopido expressed appreciation over the
approval of the stadium by the state government, noting that the first
letter he sent requesting for the venue was turned downed by the state
government citing some reasons.
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