Just In: Akwa Ibom PDP loses deputy governor Moses Ekpo to APC

Pa Moses Ekpo, deputy governor of Akwa Ibom State has reportedly resigned, according to a tweet by @APCNewspaper and ibom.com.ng

The resignation has not been confirmed officially by the PDP controlled Akwa Ibom State Government, but the APC organ said Ekpo, the oldest deputy governor in Nigeria, is heading to join Senator Godswill Akpabio into the All Progressives Congress. Both are political allies. Akpabio was a former governor of the state for eight years(2007-2015) and installed incumbent Governor Udom Emmanuel.

BREAKING: @MrUdomEmmanuel Deputy, Pa Moses tenders resignation. To join @SenatorAkpabio in @OfficialAPCNg on Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/LBSGQdM2CI

— APC Newspaper (@APCNewspaper) August 5, 2018
Ekpo, a veteran journalist, diplomat and administrator was born on 22 December 1941 at Abak in Akwa Ibom State.

He attended both the Government School and Holy Family College, in Abak for his primary and secondary education before going to the London Polytechnic, University of Wisconsin, Madison, U.S.A and World Intellectual Property Organization Academy (WIPO), Geneva Switzerland.

He holds a Diploma and B.Sc. in Journalism and a WIPO Academy Diploma as well as a certificate of the United States Patent Academy, in addition to several certificates and diplomas earned from many international workshops and seminars.

In a public service career spanning over four decades, Mr. Ekpo had served as Proof Reader, Reporter and Editor in several Nigerian newspapers and broadcasting organisations. He served in senior editorial and management positions in the Daily Express, Daily Times, West African Pilot, the Morning Post, Eastern Nigeria Broadcasting Service and Western Nigeria Broadcasting Service.

He was for years the Nigerian country Correspondent for the Voice of America (VOA), Deutsche Welle (Voice of Germany) and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

Ekpo was also General Manager of Cross River State Newspaper Corporation, Publishers of the Nigerian Chronicle Group of Newspapers.

He also served as Chief Information Officer in the Cross River State Government as well as the Chief Public Relations Officer to that Government.

He was also Assistant Director of Information and Acting Federal Director of Information
and Director of Nigerian Information Service with concurrent accreditation to Europe and the Americas.

He was Commissioner for Information, Social Development, Youths & Sports at different times in both Cross River and Akwa Ibom States.

Among other roles performed in the past, Ekpo was Director, Nigerian Copyright Council. Director-General, Nigerian Copyright Commission, President of the General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization and a Federal Commissioner, National Population Commission, Abuja.

The latter was the last position held until his election into office as the Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State

otuekong1:
@odik u no dey tire for akpabio tori, haba r u a monitoring demon, abeg relax ur mind

dukie25:
Akpabio fall hand here.
Saraki departed APC with the governor the deputy governor, all Kwara senators, all Kwara house of reps members, the entire state assembly, entire LG chairmen.
If you wanna be don be a real don like Saraki.
Akwa Ibom remains PDP and it would remain like that for a very long time.

abescom:
You are a bit in haste. Who could have imagined that Akpabio himself would have ported to APC? Give it some time.

My advise to APC is that they should brace themselves to receive those who would soon leave PDP after their primaries. Could even be bigger than what left APC to PDP.

dukie25:

Are you insinuating Akpabio could pull off what Saraki pulled off in Kwara?
OK am willing to wait as you suggested. Let's see how Udom and the entire state legislators would leave
en-mass for APC.

otuekong1:
@odik u no dey tire for akpabio tori, haba r u a monitoring demon, abeg relax ur mind

abescom:
Judging by reports I believe so. Let's just wait and see how things unfold in the next few days.

dukie25:

Where are you getting your report from? I hope not from Lying Mohammed?
Expecting Udom and all the state legislators to decamp is like expecting Bubu not to travel to UK for treatment. It just wouldn't happen.

abescom:
I am not even talking of Udom and those in Akwa but those Akpabio have the pull/good will to attract to APC. But again, let's wait and see.

otuekong1:
@odik u no dey tire for akpabio tori, haba r u a monitoring demon, abeg relax ur mind

dukie25:

Where are you getting your report from? I hope not from Lying Mohammed?
Expecting Udom and all the state legislators to decamp is like expecting Bubu not to travel to UK for treatment. It just wouldn't happen.

abescom:
You are a bit in haste. Who could have imagined that Akpabio himself would have ported to APC? Give it some time.

My advise to APC is that they should brace themselves to receive those who would soon leave PDP after their primaries. Could even be bigger than what left APC to PDP.

escodotman:
Fake news by APC agents

dukie25:
Akpabio fall hand here.
Saraki departed APC with the governor, the deputy governor, all Kwara senators, all Kwara house of reps members, the entire state assembly, entire LG chairmen.
Saraki is like Ronaldo while Akpabio is Ahmed Elmohamady of Sunderland.
Akwa Ibom remains PDP and it would remain like that for a very long time.

Auladimeji:
Are you sure you aren't crying while typing this