IPAC NEW EXCO HOLDS MAIDEN MEETING, INAUGURATES TWO COMMITTEES

IPAC CHAIRMAN, MARTINS INYANG (M) FLANKED BY SA ON INTERPARTY (L) LAWRENCE UDOH AND IPAC DEPUTY CHAIRMAN, UBONG EBEREFIAK (R) 

By Ofonime Honesty

The newly constituted executive committee of the Interparty Advisory Council (IPAC) in Akwa Ibom State led by Hon. Martins Inyang has held her inaugural meeting where a Technical Working Committee and Ethics, Discipline and Special Purpose Committee were inaugurated.

The event which was held at secretariat of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was attended by IPAC members and INEC representative.

Declaring the meeting open, the Chairman, Hon. Martins Inyang, expressed appreciation to members for unanimously electing him and promised not to betray the confidence reposed on him.

While disclosing that IPAC will soon be constituted at the Local Government level, he solicited for cooperation within the fold.

In the poll conducted to fill in vacant positions in the Technical Working Committee, Comrade Utip Etiebet of Labour Party emerged as Chairman while Hon. Ekomobong Akan of Alliance for Democracy emerged as Secretary. Friday Nkanta of ACPN, Joseph Bassey of PPC, Raphael Uko of UPN and Emmanuel Afia of PDM were elected as members.  

An Ethics, Discipline and Special Purpose Committee was also inaugurated. The committee has Elder Andy Oduobuk as Chairman while Barr. Mfon Peter is Secretary. Mr. Ubong John and Joseph Bassey were nominated and approved to join the committee as members.

In his speech, the INEC representative, Mr. Enwang Inyang, lauded IPAC for the successful election which produced Martins Inyang as Chairman and members of the newly constituted exco to work assiduously towards taking IPAC to greater heights.

He implored chairmen of respective political parties to partake in massive voters’ enlightenment and recruit new members to boost their (parties) chances of being politically relevant.    

The Special Assistant to Governor on Interparty Affairs, Hon. Lawrence Udoh, equally advised IPAC members to be alive to their responsibilities even as he assured them of government’s continued support.