… assures of alleviating poverty
A frontline aspirant for Akwa Ibom South (Eket Senatorial District seat) in the 2023 election, Barr. Ben Udowa, FCA, has assured of changing the narrative of representation, create job opportunities to alleviate poverty through effective lawmaking, representation, and oversights if elected to represent the people at the red Chambers as Senator.
Barr. Udowa, a charted accountant, banker, lawyer, an entrepreneur, and the Group CHief Executive Officer of Madelyn Group, said he is going to the Senate to alleviate poverty, saying he will be focused in moving motions and sponsoring bills that will create job opportunities and turn the Senatorial district into an industrial hub if elected senator.
The former Regional Director and General Manager of Access Bank, gave the assurance on Wednesday, February 9th 2022, when he spoke to some journalists in Eket, Akwa Ibom State.
Ben Udowa, who is known for his numerous achievements in the noble Legal profession and hospitality industry cum politician, disclosed that he is aspiring for the senatorial seat for the purpose of expanding economic opportunities across over the 12 Local government areas of the senatorial district if the people and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would find him worthy to succeed the incumbent, Dr. (Mrs.) Akon Eyakenyi.
“I have identified the bottlenecks and have discovered the solution to ensuring effective representation, robust lawmaking and result oriented oversights. With my expertise knowledge, i will focus on legislation that creates market intensive and labour oriented industries where our young graduates will have sustainable sources of income in order to alleviate our people from abject poverty”. Udowa said.
He unveiled his campaign slogan as “The People First…for the eradication of poverty”
The Senatorial hopeful lauded the unprecedented Industrialization policy of Governor Udom Emmanuel, describing the Governor as a “Moral and a very fair leader who believes extremely in the principle of equity, justice and fairplay”.
He acknowledged stakeholders of Eket senatorial district for upholding to the principle of equity justice and fairplay, soliciting for support to make his senatorial ambition a dream come through.
He further pointed out that Eket Senatorial district will be one among the most tourists hub in the State through the implementation of his blueprint.