Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has said he moved from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to align the state with the centre to attract more Federal presence.

Eno made this known in his speech termed as ‘Progressives Movement from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Congress (APC).’

Eno said he had never hidden his admiration for the President Bola Tinubu and his patriotic devotion to national renewal which he is engendering today.

He explained that as a young professional working in Lagos while President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was the governor, he (Eno) was amazed and fascinated by the manner President Tinubu ran Lagos, with focus and vision,.

He said Tinubu raised the profile of Lagos State to become a leading subnational in the country, while facing daunting challenges.

The governor said that political parties are vehicles to run for elections, maintaining that governance in his considered opinion should be done without rigid attachment to political labels, since political parties are not defined by ideology but by enlightened set of interests.

Eno said Akwa Ibom State is nationally considered as one of the safest and peaceful states in the nation, hence an urgent need to sustain and deepen the important catalyst for growth, by not engaging in unnecessary political bickering.

He maintained that peace brings development, unity, brotherhood and inclusivity in which the state is the ultimate beneficiary.

The governor pledged to Akwa Ibomnites to still run a bipartisan and inclusive governance, promising to be a model of how to work together, pray together, aspire together, dream together and achieve together without the polarising impulses of partisan politics.

He stressed that political parties remain vehicles for elections, but will continue to ensure that governance is done through the prism of bipartisanship.

His words, “I submitted my formal Letter of Resignation from the PDP to my Ward Chairman, same copy was sent to both the State Chairman as well as the National Chairman. I have therefore, decided to Progressively move to the All Progressive Congress, the (APC).
Standing before you today, I make bold to state categorically that, though I have, by today’s event, changed my political affiliation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All-Progressives Congress (APC) my values, my moral fibre, the foundational principles I have nourished and lived by remain unchanged and sacrosanct.’

“President Tinubu, has possibly, in recent history of this Nation, faced the most daunting economic challenges of any leader. With boldness and deep convictions, he has stared these challenging moments head-on and came up with solutions that, though in the immediate aftermath is tough for Nigerians, but however, are beginning to bear long-lasting and sustainable effects.

“The removal of petrol subsidy, though a hard decision, has brought more funds to subnational entities to pursue audacious projects that are positively affecting the lives of their people. Akwa Ibom State today, is more of a constructing site with many life-touching projects across the 31 Local Governments Areas. The economic fog is becoming clearer, the confidence in our economy is growing and we need to support him to finish this huge task of national re-awakening and economic renewal.”