Moses Ekpo, the deputy governor of Akwa Ibom state has reportedly resigned with the intention to dump the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and join the All Progressive Congress, APC.
The ruling APC revealed this via its Twitter handle, @APCNewspaper.
The tweet read: BREAKING: @MrUdomEmmanuel Deputy, Pa Moses tenders resignation. To join @SenatorAkpabio in @OfficialAPCNg on Wednesday.
The PDP, however, is yet to confirm the development, according to NAN.
Earlier, Ekpo’s political ally Godswill Akpabio was reported to be on its way out of the PDP to join APC.
Akwa Ibom Deputy Governor debunks resignation story
The attention of the Office of the Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State has been drawn to certain rumours and misrepresentations in a section of the media to the effect that the Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Moses F. Ekpo, MFR, has resigned from office.
The reports particularly from the online community further make allusions to the effect that the Deputy Governor has also defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Given the temperament of the times and the implications of such innuendos, we are constrained to categorically state as follows:
(i) There is no iota of truth in the story making the rounds.
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