Defection: We Remain Loyal To Gov Eno, Didn’t Resign — Two Commissioners

Sunday June 8, 2025|

Two Akwa Ibom State commissioners said to have resigned following Friday’s defection of Governor Umo Eno, the majority members of his cabinet, federal and state lawmakers and local government chairmen to the All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday denied quitting their job.

Prof. Eno Ibanga (Works and Fire Service) and Emem Bob (Finance) said they were fully with the governor in dumping the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the APC.

Ibanga, in a statement by his information officer, Evelyn Ibanga, said he was fully committed to the administration of Governor Eno.

The commissioner called his purported resignation “completely false and a product of mischief-makers attempting to stir political confusion and undermine the unity and focus of the present administration.”

He added: “It is a figment of the imagination of its orchestrators, who are clearly unsettled by the Commissioner’s unwavering performance and loyalty.

“Let it be stated for the records that Professor Eno Ibanga’s loyalty to Governor Umo Eno and the administration remains sacrosanct, resolute, and unquestionable.

“He continues to work tirelessly in support of the governor’s vision for infrastructural development and good governance in Akwa Ibom State.”

Governor Eno is the second PDP governor in less than three months to defect to the APC with his cabinet, federal and state lawmakers as well as all LG chairmen.