Akwa-Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno officially welcomed into the ruling party, APC
President Bola Tinubu has officially received Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom into the All Progressives Congress (APC), assuring the governor of stronger support to deliver democracy dividends to the people of Akwa Ibom.
The ceremony, held in Uyo, was attended by several high-profile politicians, including the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, who represented Tinubu at the event.
“In APC, we build bridges, and not walls. We mend fences, not destroying them. Your decision to join APC is one you can never regret,” Tinubu said through Shettima.
The President assured Eno that he would not be humiliated or forsaken, saying, “We are your brothers, we shall rise together.
“We are not an assemblage of politicians, we are a family.”
Akpabio hailed Eno’s defection as a movement to the progressive family, saying the decision would bring more dividends of democracy to Akwa Ibom.
“What we have here today is not just a political movement, but political maturity,” Akpabio said.
He expressed confidence that Eno’s membership would add value to the party and benefit the state.
Eno, who defected to APC from the Peoples Democratic Party, said his move was to align with the centre and support Tinubu’s economic reform initiatives.
He urged the President to support the Ibom Deep Seaport project, saying, “We are not afraid to join APC, we know that with our new party, we will realise our Ibom Deep Seaport project.”
The governor assured Tinubu of the people’s support to deliver democracy dividends to the nation and earn a second term in office.
The National Chairman of APC, Abdullahi Ganduje, welcomed Eno to the party, describing him as “wise and foresighted.”
Ganduje urged Eno to remain focused and committed to implementing people-oriented programmes in the state.
