Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has attributed the successes recorded in his first year in office to God’s grace and the massive support of Akwa Ibom people, as he outlined plans to increase the tempo of governance in the following years of his administration.
Governor Eno made this known in his address at the event of his administration’s first anniversary celebration at the Uyo Township Stadium where he expressed gratitude to God and Akwa Ibom people across ethnic and socio-political divides.
Governor Eno congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and commended him for signing the old national anthem bill into law, which he said, reflects the nation’s aspiration and gives credence to the Akwa Ibom State anthem.
The Governor equally congratulated the President of the 10th Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, whose collaboration, according to him, has helped him reduce the political temperature in the state.
Meanwhile, Pastor Umo Eno says his government has kept faith with its aspirations in rural development, education, housing, job creation, agriculture, human capacity development and several infrastructural developments.
Pastor Eno, who gave a review of development in the past one year at the Uyo Township Stadium on Wednesday, emphasized the need for local administration to ensure the development of the grassroots as his administration has never interfered with funds meant for the third tier of Government.
The Governor said his administration will step up the tempo in rural development, food security, housing, market development, infrastructure upgrade, and real estate development in Lagos and Abuja, just as he announced approval for a second round of one project per Local Government Areas and construction of more strategic rural roads.
In their separate remarks, former Military Administrator Yakubu Bako, Senators Ekong Sampson, Effiong Bob, and Emmanuel Ibok Essien; Speaker, Rt Hon. Udeme Otong; the Chief Judge of the State, Mrs. Ekaette Obot and PDP state Chairman, Elder Aniekan Akpan congratulated the Governor on his achievements within one year in office.
