Weeks after Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, the presidency has described him as the leader of the party in the state.
This was disclosed by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga on Friday.
Onanuga made the remark in a post on X on Friday, following a visit by Governor Eno and Senate President Godswill Akpabio to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
He wrote: “Akwa Ibom Governor, Umo Eno, and Senate President, Godswill Akpabio visited President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday. Governor Eno is the APC leader in his state.”
Eno is a former member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Senator Akpabio, who is also from Akwa Ibom, was the leader of the party in the state before Eno’s defection.