US EditionNigeria: Gov Eno Finally Dumps PDP for APC
- On Friday, June 6, 2025, Governor Umo Eno formally left the opposition party he was affiliated with to join Nigeria’s ruling political party during an event held in Uyo.
- The defection followed extensive consultations and a visit by several APC governors to Akwa Ibom State ahead of Eno's move from the PDP.
- Eno instructed cabinet members who did not wish to follow him to the APC to step down, prompting Commissioner Ini Ememobong to submit his resignation shortly after the announcement.
- Eno affirmed that his decision to affiliate with the APC stems from confidence and strategic intent, rather than any sense of vulnerability.
- Eno’s defection makes PDP an opposition party in Akwa Ibom for the first time in 26 years and signals ongoing political tensions at the grassroots level.
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Gov Eno finally dumps PDP for APC - Daily Trust
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). He announced this on Friday at the Government House in Uyo, the state capital. This comes days after the governor said it was time for him to move to the APC. “It is time to move” and align the state to APC at the federal level, Eno had said at a town hall meeting in Ikot Abasi. According to the governor, th…
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