Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno has directed all commissioners and political appointees in his cabinet to either join him in defecting to the All Progressives Congress or resign from their positions.
According to reports, the directive was issued during an ongoing State Executive Council meeting on Thursday, where the governor publicly announced his departure from the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, to join the APC.
Sources close to the meeting revealed that Governor Eno told his appointees his defection shouldn’t have been a surprise, saying:
“Anybody who claims he is not aware of my intention to leave the PDP is still living in the 18th century,” he said.
The governor stated that his decision to join the APC was motivated by his admiration for President Bola Tinubu’s leadership style, expressing his desire to collaborate more closely with the Federal Government.
He also warned his appointees that he would not tolerate any dissent, emphasizing that he has “nothing to negotiate” with those unwilling to support his political direction.
“Apart from elected officials like House of Assembly members and Local Government Chairmen, I have nothing to negotiate with you,” Eno declared.
“Let me tell you, anybody who believes that when I leave the PDP he will use the party structure to fight me is lying, because I will still control the PDP structure.”
