Udoma confirms on Senate floor he hasn’t been part of PDP for about 7 years now

By Nse Peter

A ministerial nominee from Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Udoma Udo Udoma has put to rest the misleading information circulated on the Internet that it was the Peoples Democratic Party in Akwa Ibom State that nominated him for minister through Governor Udom Emmanuel.

Udoma Udo Udoma, a former senator who represented Eket Senatorial District, Akwa Ibom State, appeared on the floor of the Senate, Tuesday, for screening, and said he had retired from partisan politics since he left the Senate in 2007.

“Truth is, I had retired to my professional and corporate life and to be honest, things have been going well with me. I ended up being chairman of two iconic institutions – the UAC and Union Bank. I have not been into partisan politics,” Udoma said on the floor of the Senate in response to a question from the Senate President, Bukola Saraki on what he has been doing since he left the Senate.

Udoma said he was surprised as well as honoured to be nominated to serve as minister by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Before now, the Government House Press Corps in Uyo have made several unsuccessful attempts to give credit to Governor Udom Emmanuel for the nomination of the former chief whip of the upper chamber as a minister.

Senators asked Udoma to bow and go, after he assured Nigerians that he was ready to “perform in that onerous task” if the Senate confirmed his nomination.