Speaking to The Tide on Sunday over the weekend in Uyo, Engr Esin promised to dedicate a greater percentage of the state budget to the education of her citizens, especially, the youths whom he described as future leaders of the state and nation.

Reacting to Governor Victor Attah’s statement that some of the gubernatorial aspirants are not fit to be even chairmen of local government council, the gubernatorial hopeful said some of the present heads of council lacked what it takes to occupy the office, but were encouraged by this same administration.

According to him, as far as democracy was concerned it should be allowed to exercise itself and takes care of its excesses.

On zoning, he a opposed to it adding it does not give chance to emergence of the best.

Perhaps, it was the realization of the above that made PDP state caucus to jettison the zoning system for the number one job in the state and threw it open to Eket and Ikot Ekpene Senatorial districts to produce the governor of the state.

He advised other aspirants to realize that the assignment demands a person with a heart of sincerity and not one who will lord over the people.

In the same vein, he advised the people of Akwa Ibom State who are up to eighteen years and above to avail themselves of both PDP and, especially, the INEC revalidations registration of exercise that when the time to vote comes they will be able to exercise their franchise.