Monday November 17, 2025
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A former Commissioner for Special Duties and Ibom Deep Seaport in Akwa Ibom State, Comrade Ini Ememobong, has emerged as the new national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Ememobong, a lawyer and public relations specialist, was elected on Saturday, November 15, at the party’s National Convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State.
His election marks a return to a familiar role. Before his appointment into government, Comrade Ememobong previously served as the spokesperson of the PDP in Akwa Ibom State, a position that brought him national recognition within the party.
He resigned from Governor Umo Eno’s cabinet in June after the governor defected from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress, APC. At the time, Ememobong was widely regarded as one of the governor’s closest aides and had previously served in Governor Udom Emmanuel’s administration as commissioner for information.
During his undergraduate days at the University of Uyo, Comrade Ememobong served as the national president of the National Association of Nigerian Students, and was later appointed as a special assistant to former governor — now Senate president — Godswill Akpabio on student matters.
Comrade Ememobong, in his first official statement on Saturday, stated, “I accept this assignment with a deep sense of responsibility, trusting that He who has been my help in ages past will remain my source and strength as I undertake this national duty for our party at a time like this.”
He said he was fully aware of the many challenges that the PDP is facing as an opposition party.
“Yet, I believe, as my campaign theme stated, that this is our moment of rebirth – a time to build anew from the old, to rekindle the flame, and to present to Nigerians an opposition party they can genuinely trust.
“I am confident that the new National Executive Committee, under the able chairmanship of Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN- an experienced leader, a reputable lawyer, and a principled politician, will deliver a PDP that draws from its past successes and failures to rebuild a resilient political machinery, one capable of offering effective opposition to the ruling party and becoming a true home for principled politicians across the country.
“We seek the support of Nigerians in the collective task of ensuring democratic consolidation and deepening true democratisation in our nation.”