Nigeria, Dec. 2 -- The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, recently claimed that his state received a new federal housing project because of his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). But a remark by the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, contradicts Mr Eno's claim.

Mr Eno also stated that Akwa Ibom State University received federal approval for a law faculty due to his defection, a claim that has been contradicted by a public document and a federal official.

Governor Eno made the claims on 19 November during an emergency meeting with all 783 of his aides, where he demanded political loyalty from them after two of his aides defied him by attending the Ibadan PDP...