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, amid cheers from the APC governors who had stormed the state preparatory to the defection.
Eno defected to the party from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after weeks of speculations by Nigerians that he was on his way to the APC.
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.
Eno joins his counterpart from Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori, who had abandoned the PDP for the APC.
The ICIR reports that APC now controls four of the six states in the South-South region of Nigeria.
The states are Edo, Delta, Cross River and Akwa Ibom. Those controlled by the PDP are Bayelsa and Rivers.
The ICIR reported key politicians who have joined the APC since January this year.
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