Nigeria, Sept. 4 -- The former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, received a warm welcome in Uyo from a crowd which gathered at the Victor Attah International Airport to receive him on Wednesday.

It is Mr Emmanuel's first visit to the state since his successor, Umo Eno, defected about three months ago from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Party (APC), which is the ruling party in Nigeria.

After completing his tenure, Mr Emmanuel returned to a private life in Lagos State, South-west Nigeria, where he previously worked as an executive director in Zenith Bank before he was elected governor in 2015, amid speculations of a frosty relationship with Governor Eno.

The former governor arrived in Uyo in a chart...