Across Calabar Municipality/Odukpani Federal Constituency, a rising chorus is beginning to sound with remarkable clarity and emotional force: “2027: Bring Back Akiba.” It is no longer merely a political slogan; it is increasingly becoming a heartfelt expression of a people who have experienced representation, felt its impact, and are unwilling to interrupt a journey they strongly believe is yielding tangible results. From the streets and communities of Calabar Municipality to the villages and wards of Odukpani, the message is unmistakable: the people want continuity, consolidation, and completion with Rep. Bassey Akiba.
For constituents, the call to bring back Akiba is rooted in memory; the memory of interventions that have touched lives, opened opportunities, and given practical meaning to representation. They speak of healthcare interventions, educational support, livelihood programmes, and community-focused projects, not as distant promises, but as experiences that have reached families, students, farmers, young people, women, and vulnerable members of the constituency. In their voices is a simple conviction: when representation wears a human face, its impact becomes unforgettable.
There is also something deeply emotional about the people’s call for continuity. They do not want the journey interrupted at the point where hope has begun to take concrete form. They want a representative who understands the terrain, knows the people, appreciates their needs, and has acquired the experience to navigate the complex responsibilities of lawmaking, representation, and oversight. To them, Akiba is not an experiment; he represents experience. And in an era when the stakes are high, constituents believe that capacity, competence, and character should matter more than political noise.
The cry, therefore, is not simply about returning a politician to office; it is about preserving a relationship that has been built between a representative and his people. It is about keeping faith with a leadership trajectory that constituents believe has heralded development and progress. “Bring Back Akiba” is the language of constituents who have witnessed visionary leadership and are therefore prepared to make a choice – a choice for continuity over disruption, performance over promises, and impactful representation over uncertainty.
As 2027 approaches, the political conversation across Calabar Municipality/Odukpani Federal Constituency is becoming increasingly unmistakable. The people are looking ahead, measuring the road travelled, and asking themselves who can carry the journey forward. In that reflection, the name of Rep. Bassey Akiba continues to resonate with unusual strength. It echoes in conversations, communities, and grassroots engagements, carried by constituents who believe that one good term deserves another and that the work already begun deserves the opportunity to be consolidated and completed.
Ultimately, “2027: Bring Back Akiba” is emerging as more than a campaign call; it is a heartfelt cry from constituents who want their journey of hope to continue. It is a call for Continuity, Consolidation, and Completion; a call anchored on Capacity, Competence, and Character; a call from a people who believe that when leadership delivers, continuity becomes a responsibility. And as the road to 2027 unfolds, the message from the grassroots rings louder and clearer: Bring Back Akiba, because the journey of effective representation must continue.
*THE BRIDGE MEDIA*
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