Nigeria, May 12 -- Amidst speculations that he plans to defect to Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State said both his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the APC have the same "political ideology."

Mr Eno, who stated this in his remark at the Town Hall meeting for Itu/Ibiono Ibom Federal Constituency on Thursday, challenged anyone to prove him wrong.

"I have not seen, and I stand to be corrected. I am on national television. I want to be told, shown the political ideology of any party in this country that differs from the other.

"I want to see it. Show me the political ideology of PDP, APC, and YPP. Let us be frank with ourselves. Political parties are vehicles to a destination, and when y...