Senator representing Akwa Ibom South, Ekong Sampson - Online photo Rising from the false publication on social media and other media space that the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio has endorsed the Senator representing Akwa Ibom South, Ekong Sampson for a second term, the Chief Press Secretary to the Senator President, Jackson Udom has denied that the Senate President cannot dabble into such bad politics. Jackson Udom who spoke with The Eyes Newspapers via mobile phone last Monday, stated that the Senate President cannot come from Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District to endorse somebody from Eket Senatorial District, an act he explained will be tantamount to bad politics. According to Jackson Udom, "The Senate President during the just concluded All Progressives Congress Chapter congress, endorsed Prince Ukpong Akpabio representing Essien Udim State constituency in the Akwa Ibom state House of Assembly for a second term, and a...
The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Bassey Eno has cleared N39.831 billion commercial bank loan owed by the administration of the immediate past Governor of the state, Mr Udom Emmanuel. The Honourable Commissioner for Finance, Mr Emem Bob made this known during a press briefing on Tuesday at the Ministry's Conference room, Idongesit Nkanga Secretariat, Uyo. According to him, "After a thorough review and negotiations, this Administration of His Excellency, Pastor Umo Bassey Eno fully cleared the debt as at last month of November, 2025. The total amount paid was N39.831 billion. The details of the transaction are; Principal: N34.533 billion and Interest of N5,298 billion." The Finance Commissioner noted that since May 29 , 2023 when Governor Eno came to power, he has not borrowed money for any project or programme. He further disclosed that the Governor has also paid additional N76.3 billion out of the N 110 billion backlog of gratuities inherited from 2012....
Pastor Umo Eno, Governor of Akwa Ibom State . Akwa Ibom has long been described as a civil service state. For decades, the dominant narrative has been the same: government is employer, government is provider, government is safety net. While other states were building clusters of thriving small businesses, ours remained fixated on payrolls, appointments, and handouts. That template was not broken under the immediate past administration. Despite the overhyped “Dakkada” mantra, what mattered most was the number of graduates absorbed into the civil service, not the number of viable enterprises birthed. Some industries were announced with fanfare, but many could not outlive the administration that commissioned them. At the end of the day, the economy remained import-dependent, consumption-driven, and largely propped up by monthly allocations. It was against this background that the present administration of His Excellency, Pastor Umo Eno, promised a shift. To his credit, the Gov...
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