Tinubu's endorsement: Twist as another PDP governor reveals truth on planned defection to APC

• Akwa Ibom authorities politician Umo Eno has denied rumours of a planned defection from the PDP to the APC
• Governor Eno earlier endorsed President Tinubu and Senate President Godswill Akpabio for 2nd terms, but has described the determination arsenic a strategical confederation up of the 2027 election
• The authorities commissioner for information, Aniekan Umanah, gave this clarification connected Wednesday

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has implicit 2 years of acquisition covering governmental parties and movements.

Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom authorities has dismissed rumours that Governor Umo Eno of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was plotting to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The authorities commissioner for information, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Umanah, clarified connected Wednesday, April 23.

Defection: Governor Eno speaks connected dumping PDP

Governor Eno speaks connected dumping PDP for APC. Photo credit: Ekerete Udoh
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The speculations followed Governor Eno’s caller endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Senate President Godswill Akpabio for 2nd presumption respectively.

Contrary to this insinuation, Umanah has fixed penetration into the inter-party communal confederation betwixt the authorities and the national governments.

Speaking successful an interrogation monitored successful Uyo, the authorities capital, Umanah emphasised that “the governor’s caller unfastened endorsement of the President and different cardinal national leaders is not astir partisanship, but a pragmatic measurement to foster practice and pull national interventions to the state.”

Gov Eno clears aerial connected Tinubu, Akpabio endorsements

Governor Eno speaks connected endorsing Akpabio, Tinubu for 2nd term. Photo credit: Nigerian Senate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
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Umanah described Governor Eno’s enactment for President Tinubu and Senator Akpabio arsenic a well-considered determination rooted successful the champion involvement of Akwa Ibom state.

He said:

“Governor Umo Eno’s enactment for President Bola Tinubu and Senate President Godswill Akpabio, is simply a strategical enactment of enlightened State interest, aimed astatine unlocking national collaboration for the payment of the radical of Akwa Ibom.”“This increasing synergy has already begun yielding disposable benefits and volition further facilitate cardinal initiatives similar the Ibom Deep Seaport, Ecological Remediation, amongst others.”“These leaders person shown wide goodwill toward our State and person publically acknowledged the Governor’s exceptional performance. This is enactment with foresight,” helium added.

Meanwhile, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, the politician of Delta state, has made a stunning governmental determination arsenic helium dumped the PDP and defected to the ruling APC, up of the 2027 wide elections.

Arise TV successful a tweet connected Wednesday, April 23, announced the development, adding that the defection happened aft a high-level, closed-door meeting, which was held astatine the authorities location successful Asaba, the authorities superior connected Wednesday.

PDP chieftain reacts arsenic Gov Eno snubs Atiku, backs Tinubu

In different development, Legit.ng reported that PDP younker spokesperson Dare Glintstone Akinniyi has condemned Akwa Ibom Governor Umo Eno's endorsement of President Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid.

Speaking exclusively with Legit.ng on Saturday, helium warned that it could trigger different Nyesom Wike-led G-5 group's situation successful the party.

Akinniyi further warned that PDP governors nationalist enactment of the APC and Tinubu, could destruct the party's integrity and alienate loyal members, peculiarly the youths.

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Source: Legit.ng