Akwa Ibom gov dumps PDP for APC, orders all appointees to decamp or resign
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He joined the party on Friday, June 6, at the Government House in Uyo, the state capital.
His announcement was welcomed with cheers from APC governors who had stormed the state preparatory to the defection.
Eno defected to the ruling party from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after weeks of speculations by Nigerians that he was on his way to the APC.
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The governor had attributed his defection to the crisis in the PDP.
“If you wanted to travel with Ibom Airline, and on the verge of taking off, it developed a fault that won’t enable it to fly, wouldn’t you board the next available plane to take you to your destination?
“Whether Ibom Air or Air Peace, board the flight that is ready to take you to your destination.
“Board the flight and forget the name of the airline.”
He also directed his state executive council members, comprising all his appointees, to be ready to defect to the party or resign.
The governor had expelled Channel TV’s crew members from the Government House for reporting that he issued the order.
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