Regardless of Governor Umo Eno’s daring steps of leaving the Peoples Democratic Celebration, PDP, the get together that introduced him to energy, six months in the past, the get together has refused to let go of his images.
A go to to the PDP get together secretariat at Atan Offot, Uyo on Wednesday confirmed Eno’s official portrait conspicuously displayed on strategic positions and workplaces whereas his marketing campaign posters had been seen on the partitions of the secretariat.
The scenario, nonetheless, has raised eyebrows by folks even amongst PDP faithfuls questioning the rationale behind the show of the governor’s images on the get together secretariat even after he had formally defected to a different get together.
Involved PDP chieftains declare the continued presence of Umo Eno’s marketing campaign posters inside the PDP Secretariat might be a mirrored image of his assertion that he would nonetheless management the get together even when is now not a member, a press release which has not gone effectively with the PDP loyalists.
PDP erstwhile chairman in Akwa Ibom, Aniekan Akpan has been accused of becoming a member of the governor to attend APC gatherings, an act which was stated to be undermining the PDP within the state.
This has led to the cut up of the PDP within the state into two camps with a brand new faction of the get together led by Umoren Iquat, who was introduced by the Nationwide Working Committee of the get together after the Aniekan Akpan led Exco was dissolved.
This choice was, nonetheless, countered by a letter from the get together’s nationwide secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu.
Akpan had shortly at a press convention instructed journalists that he remained answerable for the get together within the state, urging members to ignore the sooner assertion that his executives had been dissolved.
He stated the Nationwide Working Committee, NWC, that allegedly sacked them by no means had any formal assembly earlier than they settled on such choice, including that the PDP Nationwide Secretary has issued a press assertion in that regard .
“Moreover, now we have it on good authority that the Nationwide Working Committee, NWC, of our get together didn’t convene any formal sitting to take such a choice.
“The Nationwide Secretary of the PDP, Sen. Samuel Anyanwu, has issued a press launch discountenancing such publications, affirming that no formal sitting of the NWC was held to sanction the dissolution of our State Exco.” He stated.
Nevertheless, a bunch generally known as PDP Advocates for Peace and Justice led by a chieftain of PDP, Dr Tom Fredfish had stated, “it’s an open secret that Aniekan Akpan has been fraternizing with the APC whereas pretending to stay within the PDP. Nobody can serve two masters; subsequently, he ought to cease deceiving the general public, stop the PDP, and formally register along with his new political residence – the APC.”
Efforts to talk with a faction of the get together led by Aniekan Akpan weren’t profitable as he was not within the workplace when journalists visited the get together secretariat. His telephone traces had been additionally not reachable.
“He’s not within the workplace, he might have traveled as a result of he often involves work on a regular basis,” an official of the get together instructed reporters.
Akwa Ibom was a stronghold of PDP till the governor’s defection and the emergence of two factions of the PDP. It’s unsure to say the place the political pendulum of the state would swing to on the 2027 basic elections.
