I’ve taken time to listen to Governor Umo Eno’s reasons for decamping from PDP to APC, and to be honest, those reasons are not just weak — they are laughable.
The Governor claims he's leaving because the PDP at the national level has two factions of national secretaries. Really? Is that enough reason to abandon the party that gave you the platform to become governor? Let me ask the Governor — Sir, if your house has a leaking roof or your family is facing internal issues, will you pack your bags and move out? No! You fix the problem. Leadership is not about running away; it’s about standing firm and providing solutions.
He even admitted that the PDP in Akwa Ibom has the structure to deliver his second term. So why jump ship to APC? Has he forgotten that during the 2023 elections, APC in the state was divided into factions, each headed by different governorship aspirants? What makes him think APC is immune to internal crises? Now that he is running away from PDP to go and face old folks that left PDP for him to APC, does he think the journey for his APC ticket will be that smooth? I can bet you that the governor will not get the APC ticket unopposed.
It’s more troubling that a sitting governor, who should be a leader in PDP, is acting as if he has no power to influence order at the national level. The problem PDP is facing today is as a result of injustice when the Northern Cabal of the party refused to zone 2023 presidency to Southern Nigeria. Wike is fighting a good fight to protect southern interest and that is why he is supporting Tinubu as a southern president instead of Atiku Abubakar a Northerner who wanted to continue from where Buhari stopped.
Why can't my Governor stay calm and solve PDP issues at the National level? That’s not leadership — that’s fear, lack of capacity, and political cowardice. Why not meet Wike for advice?
Also my Governor says he admires President Tinubu’s leadership. But what has he learned from Tinubu’s political journey? When Tinubu was governor of Lagos under AD, he stood his ground even when Obasanjo withheld state allocation. He didn’t defect. He stayed, fought, and built his structure. That’s why he is President today. If Tinubu had behaved like Gov Umo Eno today, he would have become irrelevant politically.
Look at Wike — the former governor of Rivers State. In 2015, when Jonathan lost and APC took power, Wike stood his ground. He didn’t defect to APC despite the storms. He built PDP into a strong opposition. Even today, he’s still a member of PDP despite working as a minister under an APC government. If Wike can remain in PDP and support Tinubu, why can’t Umo Eno do same?
Now to the most laughable part — I’ve heard that Governor Umo Eno plans to still control PDP in Akwa Ibom even after joining APC. That’s where he will completely lose it.
Governor sir, if you want to leave PDP, do so with your full chest. Carry your bags and go with everyone who wants to follow you. But please, leave PDP alone. We have members who are not beggars. We don’t depend on state funds to survive. We have seasoned technocrats and business owners who can fund the party from their personal pockets.
Let it be clear — any attempt to remain in APC and control PDP from the backdoor will be resisted by true PDP stakeholders. You can’t eat your cake and still have it.
Some of us have contested primaries in this party and were rigged out, but we stayed. We’ve never asked for food from your government. Yet we remain loyal to our party. So when you say you won’t allow “strangers” to take over PDP, who exactly are the strangers? Some of us have been in PDP since 1998, from the very beginning of this democracy.
You may not know us because we don’t play “stomach infrastructure” politics, but we are the backbone of PDP — the real grassroots believers who value this party. Like God told Elijah that there are prophets he doesn’t know who have not bowed to Baal, so will it shock you to know that there are many PDP loyalists ready to fund and revive this party — without collecting a single naira from you.
So, goodbye His Excellency. But as you leave, don’t look back. Because the PDP you are despising today will surely bounce back tomorrow — stronger, united, and ready to win.
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