Eno, Akwa Ibom Gov, Finally Dumps PDP,  Defects To APC

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

The Governor of Akwa Inom State , Dr Umo Eno on Friday, June 6, 2025, in Uyo ,the State capital completed  the process of his entry into the fold of the All Progressive Congress APC.

The brief but remarkable ceremony which was witnessed by some APC Governors led by the Chairman of Progressive Governors Forum, Senator Hope Uzodinma of Imo state, ended weeks,, of intense speculations and anxiety concerning the  political fate of Governor Eno.

Governor Eno explained that the decision to severe relationship with the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, and join forces with the APC is to align Akwa Ibom with political events at the centre.

The decision, he noted is a product of many months of wide and extensive consultations with all relevant stakeholders in the state.

This is just as he emphasized that they are defecting not from the position of weakness, but that of huge strength.

“We are not joining the APC from a position of weakness, but from a position of strength .

“We are bringing value to Akwa Ibom State .We have come into APC with a Ministry of reconciliation.

“After completing rounds of consultations as your servant whom you have elected to serve, I have, therefore, decided to progressively move to the APC”, Governor Eno stated.

Further speaking, Eno informed that he had, before the defection ceremony, perfected  the processes of his formal exit from the PDP, his original political  nest.

The Governor was joined in the defection by members of the House of Assembly, the Governor’s Cabinet members, Chairmen and Councillors of Local Government Chairmen.

The Source reports that the defection of the  Governor has since the movement of his Delta State counterpart, Sheriff Oborevwori, on April 13, 2025, taken the centre stage of political discuss.

However, his defection was not without some tinge of drama and anxiety, occasioned by rumoured opposition from former Governor Emmanuel Udom, and some chieftains of the PDP in the state .

In fact Eno’s defection plans were reportedly openly opposed by not a few in Ikot Abasi ,during a town hall meeting on Thursday.

Other APC Governors on hand to receive Eno ,were those from Cross River, Lagos, Ogun, Delta, Edo, and Ebonyi states.