A former Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Chris Ekpenyong, has weighed in on the battle between some state Governors and their deputies. Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and his colleague in Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, have been in serious political tussles with their deputies. In an interview with Vanguard, Ekpenyong, the immediate past Akwa Ibom North West Senator, said the reason the governors are always having issues with their deputies is because of political interest. He said it is always the deputy governors who are threatened with impeachment or are impeached, saying that it