Gov Umo Eno dumps PDP for APC

Umo Eno, governor of Akwa Ibom state, has announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Eno said the decision followed three months of wide consultation with critical stakeholders across the state.

“For some time now, the political space, particularly in this state and the nation in general, has been awash with the news of my likely movement from the PDP, the platform that has provided the levers and ladder of my political ascendancy to the position of governor of this state,” Eno said.

“This discussion has elicited various areas of analysis in the process. Today, I am here to answer to some of those nagging questions. Like the Dalai Lama had said, ‘we should always be open to change, but not to let go of our shared values’.”

Governors elected on the platform of the APC had stormed Akwa Ibom State to officially welcome Eno into the party.

APC governors that witnessed the occasion include the Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum and Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, Bassey Otu of Cross River State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State and Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State.

Others include Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, Monday Okpebholo of Edo State, and Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State.