S’South PDP mourns with A’Ibom gov over party chair’s demise

The south-south zone of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by Dan Orbih, national vice chairman, visited Udom Emmanuel, governor of Akwa Ibom, on Friday to sympathise with him on the death of Udo Ekpenyong, the state PDP chairman.

Recounting the loss of the state party chairman, during the condolence visit at government house, Uyo, Emmanuel described Ekpenyong as an embodiment of peace, humility, loyalty and commitment who sacrificed his all for the growth of PDP.

Emmanuel said Ekpenyong would be remembered for his sterling qualities and dexterity in handling the affairs of the party, regretting that his untimely exit would create a vacuum difficult to fill.

“We are deeply touched, if I start to talk about our late party Chairman I am sure from now till evening I won’t lack what to say and I will not repeat myself; he was an embodiment of loyalty and commitment in fact when we call him we refer to him as Obong Udo Loyalty Ekpenyong. You don’t tell someone come and trust me, you earn a trust, Udo Ekpenyong earned the trust of so many of us”, he said.

“No amount of crying will bring him back, we must also encourage ourselves in the word of God knowing fully well that if God did not allow it wouldn’t have happened, it means his exit is totally in line with Biblical passage in Job: 14:2 stating that we all have our number of days that we cannot exceed by one day.

“So as painful as it may be, it is the Lord who gives and it is the Lord who takes , if there is anything that is certain in life it’s death. As far as you are born you must be sure that you will die, but when you’ll die nobody can tell, but I know it is painful to tell someone goodnight when it is broad-day light, it is always a painful departure.”