{"id":173785,"date":"2025-08-12T15:49:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T14:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/gov-eno-denies-rift-with-political-godfather-udom-emmanuel"},"modified":"2025-08-12T17:06:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T16:06:03","slug":"gov-eno-denies-rift-with-political-godfather-udom-emmanuel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gov-eno-denies-rift-with-political-godfather-udom-emmanuel","title":{"rendered":"Gov Eno Denies Rift with Political Godfather Udom Emmanuel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, on Tuesday, downplayed having a rift with his political godfather, former governor Udom Emmanuel.<\/p>\n<p>Eno said God used Udom to make him Governor of Akwa Ibom State and he would be forever grateful.<\/p>\n<p>The governor vowed to continue respecting past leaders of the state.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Channels Television, the governor said: \u201cI consulted with him and told him why I was leaving the party. Governor Udom Emmanuel is a man I truly respect and without God using him I will not be seated here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will never be where Gov Udom is being talked about and I\u2019m his product. He has mentored me and I worked for him as his Executive Director of Agric Investment, I served under him as the Adviser for Lands and I\u2019m here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgain, what leadership throws on you \u2013 today there are things you want your kids to do but they will tell you this is what to do because you have exposed them and they can now tell you things.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my conscience I have not done any of those, I still enjoy a robust relationship with my political father, we talk and still relate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe part of mentoring was not that I was going to be in one party, We said I was going to govern the state and provide services to the people. We didn\u2019t talk about staying in one party forever.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must differentiate the issues about taking political decisions, which is a dynamic thing to do. As a leader you have to be sensitive to your timing, you got to be dynamic in your decisions. I believe that I have not contravened or disrespected my political godfather, I wasn\u2019t raised that way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will continue to give respect to past leaders of our state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, on Tuesday, downplayed having a rift with his political godfather, former governor Udom Emmanuel. Eno said God used Udom to make him Governor of Akwa Ibom State and he would be forever grateful. The governor vowed to continue respecting past leaders of the state. 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