Etim Etim writes that major political parties invlufing the ruling All Progressives Congress, People’s Democratic Party, African Democratic Congress and Labour Party in Akwa Ibom State are already mapping out plans to win the 2027 general elections in the oil-rich state.
Political parties in Akwa Ibom State have commenced early preparations for the 2027 elections. APC in particular is setting off in ernest, signaling readiness to fend off opposition challenge and re-elect Governor Umo Eno and Senator Godswill Akpabio, among others. On Friday, January 2, 2026, the governor called a stakeholders’ meeting – the second since he joined the party in June, 2025 – and announced a formation of an eight-member committee to ‘’work with the Party’s leadership to ensure a transparent, consultative and united process…to prepare for the 2026 Party Congresses as we prepare for the 2027 general elections’’.
The committee is chaired by the Secretary to the State Government, Prince Enobong Uwah, with a member of the House of Representatives, Dr. Patrick Umoh, as Secretary.