Nigeria, Sept. 30 -- The Labour Party governorship candidate in Akwa Ibom, Michael Bush, has appointed Udofa Assam, an estate surveyor and valuer, as the spokesperson for the party's governorship campaign.

Mr Bush announced the appointment during a Facebook Live broadcast on Sunday.

Mr Udofa, who hails from Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, is the younger brother of Assam Assam, a former Nigerian ambassador to Russia and a close associate of Governor Umo Eno.

Mr Assam, SAN, served as director-general of Mr Eno's 2023 governorship campaign.

He remains an associate of Governor Eno and is still referred to at state functions as the "Director-General of Government Business."

The appointment places Mr Bush's campaign spokespe...