Nigeria, April 28 -- A former senator, Ita Enang, has praised Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State for endorsing President Bola Tinubu for re-election in 2027, but declined to comment on Senate President Godswill Akpabio's endorsement of Mr Eno for re-election.

Messrs Enang and Akpabio are members of Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), while Mr Eno is of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the country's main opposition party.

The three politicians are from Akwa Ibom, a state that has been governed by the PDP since Nigeria's return to democracy in 1999.

The governor and the Senate president recently endorsed each other for re-election in 2027, even while belonging to different political parties. In addition, Mr Eno is now b...