Uyo, Akwa Ibom State – E be like say Umo Eno no wan dey play again o! Na as him formally defect go All Progressives Congress (APC) for Friday, we don notice say other governors fit follow am waka from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). After Eno’s move, him don become the second PDP governor for South-South to join APC, as Sheriff Oborevwori from Delta State don already catch the wave.
As he be now, APC don control 23 states, PDP dey hold 10, while All Progressives Grand Alliance, Labour Party, and New Nigeria People’s Party dey share one state each. All eyes dey on the likes of Ahmadu Fintiri for Adamawa, Peter Mbah for Enugu, Caleb Mutfwang for Plateau, and Siminalayi Fubara wey dey suspended for Rivers. (No be small drama!)
Whispers don dey fly say Fintiri recently meet National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and guys no dey hear am well with Atiku Abubakar wey him don dey avoid since the 2023 election wahala. Mbah own matter no dey funny as PDP chapter for Enugu dey fight anybody wey talk sey he go join APC. Dem reject am like say he be bad news.
For Delta State, na so Oborevwori dey play am before he finally join APC, even as his aides dey deny say him go move. But we go just blame am – na the politics wey plenty people dey for that level. So, Fubara don chop some meetings with President Tinubu too for UK and Lagos; at least e dey try maintain the connection before him chop any vote.
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke don twirl the political dance floor too as he dey chop visit with the President, sparking hot debates among the APC and PDP supporters. (Abeg, make dem no send any letter of defection for my side o!).
At a summit for APC wey happen on May 22, Tinubu con talk sey all these defections na democracy in action, nothing serious dey happen. He boast sey, “I dey expect more people to come. Welcome to the progressives!,” like sey na PDP fit take over the whole country.
Umo Eno don officially declare say him don jump to APC with pride, and Tinubu dey watch live for TV. E be like movie wey don begin as eight other APC governors carry body go welcome am. Dem go make sure say him don register for the party before anything else happen.
People dey wonder wetin happen to his aides as Ini Ememobong wey be Commissioner for Information don resign from him position. E talk sey him no fit follow Eno join APC even though Eno dey also express appreciation for him service. Di boy just want keep him name clean from political wahala.
The PDP still dey cool for now, as dem no wan talk anything. Their chairman, Aniekan Akpan, don give warning say dem go react later, but for now, dem dey keep am low.
Anyway, wetin we go see for this political soup wey dey boil? E be like sey na so the game go go. More updates coming!
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