By Casmir Igbokwe
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, unveiled what appears to be one of the greatest achievements of President Bola Tinubu recently. Last week, the governor was quoted to have threatened his appointees to join him in his planned defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) or resign.
Governor Eno, who won his election on the
platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is the latest big fish which
the all-conquering APC’s dragnet has caught. Earlier in April, the Governor of
Delta State, Mr. Sheriff Oborevwori, migrated to the ruling party with the
entire leadership and stakeholders of the PDP in the state. More people had
earlier defected. A triumphant Tinubu gleefully said last week that he expected
more people to join the APC. Great achievement!
Ordinarily, this gale of defections should be an indication that something good is happening within the ruling party. Or that the government of the day has become a honeypot of performance, thus attracting a large number of honeybees.
