Governor Udom Emmanuel Has Crossed The Line—Council Of Ministers

<h4>Governor Udom Emmanuel’s choice of successor has been rejected<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that a group&comma; under the aegis of Akwa Ibom State Council of Ministers&comma; has asked Governor Udom Emmanuel to withdraw his recent endorsement of his Commissioner for Lands and Water Resources&comma; Pastor Umo Eno&comma; as his successor in 2023&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Just last Sunday&comma; Governor Udom Emmanuel presented Mr Eno to a select group of Peoples Democratic Party &lpar;PDP&rpar; chieftains&comma; at the Government House&comma; Uyo&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Among those who were present in the meeting was a House of <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;google&period;com&sol;">Representatives<&sol;a> member who has over the years indicated his interest to run for the 2023 governorship election in the state&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Addressing a press conference in Uyo&comma; Thursday&comma; the President of the Council&comma; Apostle Joseph Nyong&comma; and Secretary&comma; Apostle Elijah Usoh&comma; said Emmanuel never displayed equity and fairness in the endorsement&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The president of the group insisted that Emmanuel’s endorsement amounted to imposition and outsmarting of the majority of Akwa Ibom people&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;He said&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Such endorsement does not only smack of imposition and direct affront on the political will of majority of Akwa Ibom people but it is also a clear violation of the longstanding and immutable zoning arrangements in the state&period;”<br &sol;>&NewLine;He urged the governor to search for his successor from Itu-Ibiono Ibom Federal Constituency in the interest of peace&comma; equity and fair play&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;There is no gainsaying the fact that it is only Itu&sol;Ibiono Ibom Federal Constituency that has yet to produce the governor of all federal constituencies within Uyo Senatorial District&period; It is therefore equitable and fair that it should be micro zoned to the federal constituency of Itu&sol;Ibiono&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;