it was reported that the governor was planning to ditch his position as the chairman of the PCC over the non-release of funds.

to victory, that’s why they are bringing that up now. So don’t listen to all those rumours. Don’t listen to that fake news. I am here, a very loyal and committed party man and I stand here as Chairman of the Presidential Campaign of Atiku, Okowa. I am not going anywhere. We are going to win together,” he stated.

Addressing a mammoth during the flagged-off, the governor said that the coming election will determine the destiny of the Akwa Ibom people, assuring that with the candidate of the PDP, Pastor Umo Eno, as governor, the state will never go back to the dark ages of violence and crime.

The PDP gubernatorial candidate, Pastor Umo Eno, while thanking God for raising and shaping him added that he would run an inclusive government if elected.

He said, “we will run an all-inclusive style of administration that will accommodate all our supporters and even members of other political persuasions and inclinations…Having witnessed the unprecedented pace of development under our dear Governor Udom Emmanuel, I believe, our best way to express our collective gratitude and appreciation for what he has turned our state into will be to continue from where he will stop, and take it even further.”

A highlight of the ceremony was the presentation of a PDP flag to Pastor Umo Eno and his running mate, Senator Akon Eyakenyi, by the State Chairman of the Party, Aniekan Akpan