Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom “has effected a minor reshuffling of his cabinet. By this development, the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mr. Udo Ekpenyong, has been relieved of his portfolio with immediate effect.”
This was contain in a press statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Charles Udo, few hours after the Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District stakeholders, led by the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio, paid a solidarity visit to the Governor at Government House, Uyo.
According to the statement, the “State Government thanks Mr. Ekpenyong for his services to the state while serving as a member of the State Executive Council and wishes him well in his future endeavours.”