Regardless of Governor Umo Eno’s daring steps of leaving the Peoples Democratic Get together, PDP, the social gathering that introduced him to energy, six months in the past, the social gathering has refused to let go of his images.
A go to to the PDP social gathering secretariat at Atan Offot, Uyo on Wednesday confirmed Eno’s official portrait conspicuously displayed on strategic positions and places of work whereas his marketing campaign posters have been seen on the partitions of the secretariat.
The state of affairs, nevertheless, has raised eyebrows by individuals even amongst PDP faithfuls questioning the rationale behind the show of the governor’s photographs on the social gathering secretariat even after he had formally defected to a different social gathering.
Involved PDP chieftains declare the continued presence of Umo Eno’s marketing campaign posters inside the PDP Secretariat may very well be a mirrored image of his assertion that he would nonetheless management the social gathering even when is not a member, an announcement 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 mentioned to be undermining the PDP within the state.
This has led to the break up of the PDP within the state into two camps with a brand new faction of the social gathering led by Umoren Iquat, who was introduced by the Nationwide Working Committee of the social gathering after the Aniekan Akpan led Exco was dissolved.
This choice was, nevertheless, countered by a letter from the social gathering’s nationwide secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu.
Akpan had shortly at a press convention informed journalists that he remained in control of the social gathering within the state, urging members to ignore the sooner assertion that his executives had been dissolved.
He mentioned 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, we’ve got it on good authority that the Nationwide Working Committee, NWC, of our social gathering 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 mentioned.
Nevertheless, a gaggle referred to as PDP Advocates for Peace and Justice led by a chieftain of PDP, Dr Tom Fredfish had mentioned, “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; due to this fact, 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 social gathering led by Aniekan Akpan weren’t profitable as he was not within the workplace when journalists visited the social gathering secretariat. His telephone traces have 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 social gathering informed reporters.
Akwa Ibom was once 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 common elections.
