Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno yesterday completed his switch to the All Progressives Congress (APC), three months after he first dropped hint of the move.
Completing the switch with him was an overwhelming majority of State Executive Council members, members of the State House of Assembly, federal lawmakers from the state and local government chairmen.
The three commissioners who resigned in protest yesterday are loyalists of the immediate past governor of the state, Udom Emmanuel. …CONTINUE READING
They were Comrade Ini Ememobong, Emem Bob and Prof Emem Ibanga who manned the ministries of Special Duties/Ibom Deep Seaport, Finance, Works and Fire service respectively. …
Some lawmakers in the State House of Assembly like the member representing Onna State Constituency, Sunday Udofot Johnny, also declined to follow the governor to the APC.
Ememobong, who served two years as commissioner for information in the Eno administration before his deployment to the ministry of Special Duties and Ibom Deep seaport, said his decision was “borne out of my belief in politics with principles and my long standing opposition to that political platform.”
But he said his stance “does not affect my personal relationship with the Governor, who calls me his brother and reposed great confidence in me by saddling me with two very important ministries (Information and Special Duties & Ibom Deep Sea Port).”
He added: “I have and will continue to have tremendous respect for HE Governor Umo Eno, even out of EXCO.”
