I have not resigned: Akwa Ibom deputy governor Moses Ekpo
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also read4 akwa ibom deputy governor mr moses ekpo said he has not resigned his position and is not leaving the peoples democratic party for the all progressives congress1 he said that the deputy governor had travelled on official assignment to represent the gov. udom emmanuel at ati annang convention holding in new york1 the cps said the deputy governor in a telephone conversation with him on monday denied the story as groundless1 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 ekpo has resigned from office1 the reports particularly from the online community further make allusions to the effect that the deputy governor has also defected from the peoples democratic party1 umoh said that there was no iota of truth in the story1 that 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 ignored1 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 state1 in his reaction to the rumour from new york on phone today the deputy governor said i have not resigned1 i haveno 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 ship1 according to him the 77 year-old deputy governor 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 gov. udom emmanuel1 given the temperament of the times and the implications of suchinnuendos we are constrained tocategorically state that there is no iota of truth in the story making the rounds1