Nigeria, March 25 -- Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has told the people of the state not to panic over who will succeed him as the next governor.

"I will never go for a third term through surrogacy," he said. "The choice of who will take over from Governor Udom Emmanuel is not mine but God's."

Mr Emmanuel spoke on Tuesday at Uyo Local Government Secretariat, Uyo, during the inauguration of projects to mark the 100 days in office of the council chairman, Uwemedimo Udo.

The event was attended by many politicians, especially from the Uyo Local Government Area.

The governor appealed to the people to wait for God's direction on who will be the next Akwa Ibom governor in 2023.

"Once God says this is the direction I believe every...