Nigeria, May 25 -- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed as false a report in the local media that Governor Udom Emmanuel was planning to defect from the party to the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2023 general elections.

Mr Emmanuel, who is doing his second term as governor, has also denied the report.

"Akwa Ibom is not like any other state, we are people of integrity and cannot be swayed or distracted from our responsibilities by false speculations," the governor said on Tuesday in Oron where he was inaugurating roads constructed by his administration.

"Akwa Ibom is PDP and PDP is Akwa Ibom and all the development (projects) in Akwa Ibom are by the PDP government."

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the spoke...