Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom state has declared that his administration will not attack President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Eno, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said he would rather support the president to succeed.
The governor spoke yesterday while receiving some members of other political parties into the PDP in the state.
Recall that Senate President Godswill Akpabio, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and a former governor of the oil rich state recently unveiled plan to take over the state in the next election.
Akpabio’s remark has been causing furore in the state considered by not a few to be predominantly PDP.
In spite of this, Governor Eno said he would not disrespect the president, and his government will not “fight the Centre’ despite being a member of the opposition.
Eno remarked: “From the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, we will and must show him support and respect. That is the PDP I run.
“We don’t attack leadership because what goes round comes round. If I have a suggestion, I have access to the President, we will go and give our suggestions. We will support our leaders and we will not fight them.
“I am a pastor trained to respect people and we must continue to show that all-important character of humility, compassion and respect to constituted authority.
“That, I shall continue to do. I and our Party will continue to collaborate with the Centre so that we can bring dividends of Democracy to Akwa Ibom. I will not fight the Centre. Nobody will fight the Centre. That is the point and now that you are coming back, that is what we will maintain. We will give peace a chance.
“The last administration that God made me to take over from was peaceful and so there is a continuity.
“Without peace, there can be no progress. So please for those of you that were abusing us, don’t bring that spirit of abuse and begin to abuse people in authority. Please drop that spirit and let’s work together. We have only one President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and we owe him our allegiance.
