2027 election: PDP governor confirms exit as he prepares to join APC

• Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom authorities has again signaled a imaginable defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) aft openly sharing his fondness for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
• Although the politician did not explicitly sanction his caller governmental destination helium powerfully suggested that it was clip to “progressively determination on” from the PDP
• In a large realignment up of the 2027 wide election, respective PDP heavyweights successful the south-south portion defected to the ruling APC and announced their enactment for the second-term propulsion of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Uyo, Akwa Ibom authorities - As Nigerians look guardant to the 2027 election, Umo Eno, politician of Akwa Ibom state, has each but bid goodbye to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

As reported by Vanguard on Friday, May 30, Governor Eno practically confirmed his exit from the PDP during a authorities banquet successful Uyo, the authorities capital, connected Thursday night, May 29.

Eno speaks again arsenic APC prepares to person him. Nigerians would spell to the polls again successful the 2027 election. Photo credit: Pius Utomi Ekpei
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The lawsuit was held to people his 2nd twelvemonth successful office.

Governor Eno reiterated his fondness for the PDP but powerfully suggested that it was clip to “progressively move” on.

He said:

“If you person thing to do, invitation me—I volition come. I volition ever beryllium there. But it’s clip to progressively move. That again volition not impact thing successful this state. We bash not govern based connected governmental affiliations."

Earlier successful May, Governor Eno asked each his commissioners and governmental appointees to either resign from their positions successful his furniture oregon articulation him successful dumping the PDP for the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The politician issued the directive during the gathering of the authorities enforcement council, wherever Eno spoke astir his planned defection from the PDP to the APC up of the 2027 election.

Eno perfects APC defection program up of 2027 election. Photo credit: Pastor Umo Eno
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Furthermore, Pastor Eno explained that helium was joining the APC due to the fact that of the enactment benignant of the Bola Tinubu administration, adding that helium wanted to enactment intimately with the federal government.

Governor Eno subsequently warned his appointees not to deliberation of abandoning him successful his governmental direction, saying that not joining him successful the APC is non-negotiable. The politician added that lone the elected members, specified arsenic the state's House of Assembly and section authorities chairmen, are exempted.

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• 2027 election: Pastor who correctly prophesied Enugu canvass mentions campaigner to decision Tinubu, ruling APC
• 2027 elections: List of apical politicians moving against President Tinubu's 2nd term
• Atiku storms Abuja to conscionable APC's erstwhile state arsenic crippled to unseat Tinubu successful 2027 deepens

2027: 'There'll beryllium thing similar governmental parties'

Legit.ng earlier reported that Senate President Godswill Akpabio lashed retired astatine the PDP, stating that determination volition beryllium nary governmental enactment successful Akwa Ibom authorities successful the 2027 elections.

Akpabio said the PDP’s umbrella has been torn into shreds and tin nary longer support the people.

The Nigerian No.3 national said each governmental parties person collapsed to endorse Tinubu, Governor Eno, and himself for re-election successful 2027.

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Source: Legit.ng