Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno has issued a blunt ultimatum to members of his cupboard: be a part of him in his impending defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) or resign their positions.
In a video aired by Channels TV on Friday, Governor Eno, talking at a State Govt Council assembly on Thursday, made clear that political alignment with him is now a non-negotiable situation for serving in his administration.
“It’s no extra information that I’m transferring celebration. Should you don’t know that by now, I don’t know what else ,” the governor stated, addressing his appointees. “You’re free, completely free, to not be a part of me, however you received’t be in my state government council.”
Eno emphasised that loyalty to him as governor should mirror in political allegiance. “You’ll be able to’t be in my cupboard and play anti-party. It’s not a menace—it’s what it’s. I received’t beg you to return.”
The governor additionally hinted at deepening inside wrangling inside the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a driving power behind his choice to dump the celebration that introduced him to energy.
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“I like the PDP, I need to keep within the PDP, however clearly, I don’t have a roadmap to ensure a easy sail within the elections,” Eno defined. “Even when we contest on a zero celebration platform, we are going to win. However on the nationwide degree, our celebration will not be coming collectively.”
He expressed concern that procedural irregularities and inside disunity within the PDP may value the celebration victories in future elections, even after hard-earned campaigns.
“Every single day, secretary this and that. So you are taking your type, they ship it to INEC, and also you run all of the elections, win them—and simply on technical grounds, as a result of the improper particular person signed your type, you lose all the pieces,” he stated.
Governor Eno’s declaration indicators a serious political shift in Akwa Ibom, the place the PDP has held sway since 1999. The defection—if adopted via—may dramatically reshape the state’s political panorama and realign its management construction forward of the following election cycle.
