Nigeria, Nov. 19 -- Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has responded to criticism of his administration's decision to sack two political aides who attended the recent national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ibadan, Oyo State.

The sacked aides are Joseph Jacob Ikpak, a senior special assistant to the governor on support services, and Felix Ekuri, a special assistant to the governor on Neighbourhood Watch.

Since Mr Eno defected from the PDP to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in June, there has been widespread discontent among Akwa Ibom politicians, who feel that the governor has not only betrayed the party that brought him into power but has also thrown the oil-rich state into political confusion.

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