Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has said he is more concerned about installing good governance to rescue Nigeria and Nigerians from their present woes, than joining issues with the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
Emmanuel who was reacting to an alleged insulting statement by Tinubu during the APC rally in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital on Monday, noted that Tinubu has nothing to bring to the table for Nigerians, hence his decision to abuse people instead of engaging in issue-based campaigns.
Tinubu had during his rally in Uyo on Monday afternoon said, “Akwa Ibom, that Boy wey bring Atiku here, wey dey call himself State Governor, tell him enough is enough! He lives in my backyard in Lagos, If no be say we be one I would have driven him away. You see that mansion he is living, I would just use lizards, pigeons and scorpions and put inside.”
In a subtle reaction, the governor said despite being insulted by the one time Lagos State Governor, he would prefer to allow peace to reign by ignoring him and focusing on helping install good governance to rescue Nigerians from their present woes.
Speaking during the inauguration of newly appointed Permanent Secretaries and Government, Chairmen and Members of Boards and Commissions, as well as a Transition Committee to ensure the smooth transition of power to the next administration in Government House, Uyo, the governor said for the country to remain at peace, one party must ‘play saint’ and that is why he would refrain from replying Tinubu.
The governor who is the Chairman of the PDP presidential campaign council stated that, “I also go to other states, and if you watch our campaigns, my principal (Atiku Abubakar) has never spoken about any governor, he has never spoken openly about Asiwaju before.”