Isong Etim, styled Prince Etim Isong in press reports, is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Akwa Ibom South Senatorial District in the Senate election of 16 January 2027 (INEC final list, 12 September 2026), where he faces the incumbent, Senator Ekong Sampson of the APC. INEC lists him as a 48-year-old man whose declared schooling is St. Catherine's (attestation), St. Finbarr's College (West African School…
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Isong Etim, styled Prince Etim Isong in press reports, is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Akwa Ibom South Senatorial District in the Senate election of 16 January 2027 (INEC final list, 12 September 2026), where he faces the incumbent, Senator Ekong Sampson of the APC. INEC lists him as a 48-year-old man whose declared schooling is St. Catherine's (attestation), St. Finbarr's College (West African School Certificate) and the University of Abuja (B.Sc).
In September 2026 The Southern Examiner reported that his campaign, led by a campaign-council director-general, Obong Eberewong, was consolidating PDP support in the five Oro local government areas, where party elders and ward chairmen declared for him, and that he was consulting across the district. He told the paper he was "not a placeholder", listed employment, youth and women empowerment and community development as his priorities, and said he backed President Bola Tinubu and Governor Umo Eno. The date and outcome details of his 2026 PDP primary were not found.
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2027
Party primaryReviewed record
2027 Senate primary
Peoples Democratic Party · Akwa Ibom South · Akwa Ibom
Primary result
Won
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Recorded winner
Isong Etim
constituency: Akwa Ibom South Senatorial District · INEC final list of candidates (Senate), published 2026-09-12 — SN 34, p.12; INEC name: ISONG ETIM; age 48; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): ST CATHERINES - ATTESTATION ST. FINIBARRS COLLEGE - WASC UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA - B. SC
Reviewed 6 Oct 2026
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Party membershipReviewed record
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
Peoples Democratic Party candidate for Akwa Ibom South on INEC's final list (12 September 2026); date joined not found
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Reviewed 6 Oct 2026
Education & qualificationsReviewed record
St. Catherine's
Attestation
Institution
Primary
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
Reviewed 6 Oct 2026
Education & qualificationsReviewed record
St. Finbarr's College
West African School Certificate (WASC)
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Secondary
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
Reviewed 6 Oct 2026
Education & qualificationsReviewed record
University of Abuja
B.Sc
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Abuja
Institution
University
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
Reviewed 6 Oct 2026
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