Akpabio, A’ibom gov welcome ex-PDP authorized adviser to APC

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, have formally obtained the previous Nationwide Authorized Adviser of the Peoples Democratic Party, Emmanuel Enoidem, into the ruling All Progressives Congress, in a transfer seen as a part of the APC’s ongoing consolidation forward of the 2027 normal elections.

The defection, which came about at a political rally in Utu Etim Ekpo, Etim Ekpo Native Authorities Space of Akwa Ibom State, was disclosed in a press release launched on Saturday by Akpabio’s Particular Assistant on Media and Communication, Anietie Ekong.

Enoidem, a former Commissioner beneath Akpabio’s administration when the Senate President served as governor of Akwa Ibom State, was described by Akpabio as a long-lost political ally whose return symbolised reconciliation and unity throughout the state’s political area.

Drawing a Biblical analogy, Akpabio likened Enoidem’s return to the story of a shepherd who left 99 sheep searching for one which had strayed, noting that the defection marked a serious step in direction of political concord within the state.

He counseled Governor Eno for facilitating the reunion and stated the event would assist guarantee rancour-free electioneering, notably in Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District and throughout the state.

“This rally is like connecting me to certainly one of my political mentees. I wish to inform everybody that I’m comfortable to obtain Enoidem into the APC. At this time’s occasion indicators the return of peace to Akwa Ibom State. And you understand that peace drives progress and growth in any neighborhood.

“I have to placed on report for the folks of Etim Ekpo that even supposing Enoidem contested towards me in 2023, you voted overwhelmingly for me. So now that he’s again with us, we anticipate rancour-free elections in 2027,” he stated.

Akpabio additionally expressed confidence that the APC would report a straightforward victory within the 2027 normal elections following the defection of the previous PDP chieftain.

By a voice vote administered by the Senate President, the group on the rally overtly pledged help for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu, Akpabio and Eno in 2027.

Talking on the occasion, the governor acknowledged Enoidem’s position in his emergence as governor and thanked him for aligning with the APC, which he described as a call taken within the broader curiosity of Akwa Ibom State.

The governor disclosed that even whereas Enoidem remained within the PDP, he had assured him of help for his re-election and that of the Senate President, however later agreed that becoming a member of the APC would higher serve the state’s political and developmental pursuits.

In his remarks, Enoidem stated his resolution to defect was knowledgeable by the necessity to align with the political route favoured by nearly all of Akwa Ibom folks, stressing that “all politics are native” and that remaining within the opposition wouldn’t serve the state.

The occasion attracted high political figures, together with members of the Nationwide Meeting, the Minister of State for Petroleum Sources (Gasoline), Obongemem Ekperikpe Ekpo, members of the Akwa Ibom State Home of Meeting, State Govt Council members, native authorities chairmen, celebration leaders, in addition to conventional and spiritual leaders.

The Akwa Ibom State Chairman of the APC, Obong Steven Ntokekpo, formally introduced celebration symbols and paraphernalia to Enoidem, formally sealing his entry into the ruling celebration.