Etim Etim reports that Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom state’s reelection campaign team has commenced sensitisation tour of the 31 local government areas of the state ahead of the All Progressives Congress’ primaries scheduled to commence in April, 2026.
It is less than two months to the commencement of party primaries and nine months to the beginning of the governorship campaigns, yet the political terrain in Akwa Ibom State is unusually calm.
The usual boisterousness and noisy campaigns that dominate reelection season are absent. There’s no single poster, banners or billboards on the road. The opposition parties are all dormant and inactive, but the ruling party – the All Progressives Congress – is having a field day, traversing the state and mobilizing support for the reelection of Governor Umo Eno, Senator Godswill Akpabio, President Bola Tinubu and all the other candidates. In January, 2026, Governor Eno, seeking reelection as the sole APC candidate, launched his campaign organization known as ARISE With Renewed Hope Initiative (AWRHI). On February 19, AWRHI began a tour of the 31 Local Government Areas.
