…says, guber aspirant breaches Electoral Act Law
Fresh facts emanating from the ongoing People’s Democratic Party South South governorship Screening panel led by the Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, indicates that one of the guber aspirant from Akwa Ibom State Pastor Umo Eno might likely be disqualified by the panel.
This followed a petition written by a formidable group known as ‘Concerned People’s Democratic Party Members’ dated 27th April, 2022 and addressed to the Chairman of the committee and Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr. Douye Diri.
Recall, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had earlier announced that any aspirants holding any political appointed office according to the laws of the electoral act should resign within 30 days before the primaries.
The group according to their letter accused Pastor Umo Eno for flagrantly breaching Section 84(12) And (13) of the Electoral Act, 2022 And Section 182(1)(G) of the 1999 Constitution of The Federal Republic of Nigeria as Amended.
They stated that Pastor Umo Eno is still holding sway as a serving Director of Ibom FADAMA Microfinance Bank, an institution incorporated by the Akwa lbom state Government to access funds from the Federal Government through the central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for Agricultural purposes.
“We respectfully write to you on the above-mentioned subject matter to bring to your notice the fact that Pastor Umo Bassey Eno one of the Aspirant for the office of Governor in Akwa Ibom State in the forthcoming Primary election of your great Party (PDP) is still a serving
Director of IBOM FADAMA MICROFINANCE BANK, an institution incorporated by the Akwa lbom state Government to access funds from the Federal Government through the Central
Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for Agricultural purposes”. Part of the letter reads.
The group however request for the disqualification of Pastor Umo Eno as one of the Akwa Ibom governorship aspirant who is said to be backed and sponsored by Governor Udom Emmanuel as his successor before the gubernatorial primaries slated for 21st May, 2022 to avoid the Akwa Ibom PDP being sanctioned by INEC to participate in the 2023 general elections in Nigeria.
Reports also indicates that the governorship aspiration of Pastor Umo Eno has suffered huge setbacks and negligence from stakeholders, party leaders and the host of other Akwa Ibomites within and in diaspora.