Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has said that his decision to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election for a second term is deliberate and does not in any way affect his loyalty to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Speaking at a rally in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday, Governor Eno made it clear that his support for Tinubu, who is of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is born out of sincerity and should not be misconstrued as a betrayal.

“Me, I don’t know how to speak from two sides of the mouth.

“The other day, I said I was going to support Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, people said ‘why do I say so?’ In the night, they go there and go and tell the Baba ‘we will support you’, in the afternoon, they do another thing.

“Me, I’m supporting Baba Bola Ahmed Tinubu for second term. When the time comes, I will tell you the reason, the time has not come yet. But let me keep it first. There’s no point lying to yourself,” Eno said.

The governor maintained that his support is a personal decision that does not take away from his membership of the PDP.

“Akwa Ibom does not know how to flip-flop,” he said. “That does not stop me from being a member of my party. I am entitled to my own opinion.”

Governor Eno further explained that his support for Tinubu is linked to the president’s contributions to the state and the need to allow him to complete what he has started.

“I will tell you the reason when the time comes, and you will see with me why we should support him so that he can complete what he has started,” he said.

“You will see what he is doing for our state, and you will know why we should not go elsewhere. So, if you want another support, wait — when he finishes, we will now support another person.”

Governor Eno also spoke about his own second-term ambition, noting that it has received the endorsement of Senate President Godswill Akpabio.

“The senate president has told me in many fora,” he said. “It has been confirmed today by the vote that has been moved, and our mother has also spoken, that they will support Pastor Umo Eno for a second term.”

He added, “So, if you take your own, I take my own. You fall for me, I fall for you. Na play, not be fight. If you fall for me, I fall for you.”