Akwa Ibom state governor, Umo Eno, has announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Speaking on Friday in Uyo, the state capital, Eno said the decision followed โthree months of wide consultationโ with critical stakeholders across the state.
โFor some time now, the political space, particularly in this state and the nation in general, has been awash with the news of my likely movement from the PDP, the platform that has provided the levers and ladder of my political ascendancy to the position of governor of this state,โ Eno said.
โThis discussion has elicited various areas of analysis in the process. Today, I am here to answer to some of those nagging questions. Like the Dalai Lama had said, โwe should always be open to change, but not to let go of our shared valuesโ.โ
Eno said he has submitted a formal resignation letter to the PDP at the ward level, with copies also delivered to the partyโs state and national chairmen.
โEarlier this morning, I submitted a formal letter of resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party to the ward chairman. Same copy has been sent to both the state chairman as well as the national chairman,โ Eno said.