Title: 2 Akwa Ibom Lawmakers Reject APC Defection, Lose Leadership Positions in State Assembly Date Published: 24 June 2025 Description: Following the political shake-up at the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Hon. Sunday Johnny (Onna State Constituency) and Hon. Uduak Ekpo-Ufot (Etinan State Constituency) have refused to join 24 other lawmakers who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).Their refusal has come at a political cost, with Hon. Johnny losing his position as Leader of the House, as the PDP now holds minority status in the Assembly.During plenary on Tuesday, Speaker Rt. Hon. Udeme Otong announced Chief Effiong Johnson as the new acting Majority Leader of the House.The mass defection follows Governor Umo Eno’s high-profile switch from the PDP to the APC on June 6, 2025, culminating in a grand reception at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium on Saturday, June 21.Both Johnny and Ekpo-Ufot, known loyalists of former Governor Udom Emmanuel, remain among the few PDP holdouts in the Assembly, signaling potential internal rifts within the party’s old guard.For more political updates, visit www.gistreports.com.  Attached Images: c75a7ee30cd6b38c9eceb09443d96bd99c63d18f3a44cffa91652d0f200c6ddf.jpg Attached Video: None