Moses Ekpo. Deputy Gov., Akwa-Ibom State. |
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.
(ii)The
purported report is therefore nothing but a poorly concocted piece of a
malicious hatchet job and a pack of lies, and should be appropriately ignored.
(iii)It
is instructive to note that currently, His Excellency, the Deputy Governor is
representing the State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel as Special Guest of Honour
at the 2018 International Convention of Ati Annang holding in New York, United
States of America, and is yet to return to the state.
(iv)
In his reaction to the rumour from New York on phone today, the Deputy Governor
said “I have not resigned. I have no reason whatsoever to resign or jump ship
from a government that is both responsive and performing optimally, while
giving practical meaning to democratic dividends for the people of Akwa Ibom. I
cannot, and will not jump ship”
(v)
To that extent, he has called on Akwa Ibom people, both at home and in the
Diaspora, as well as the PDP family in the state to remain resolute and
committed to support the Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, to take Akwa Ibom to the
next level.
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