Supreme Court Victory: Akwa Ibom Gov Announces Thanksgiving For Feb 11

Following his victory at the Supreme Court, Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, has announced an official Thanksgiving Day. Eno spoke at the end of the first Government House Prayer Service for the year, held at the Government House Chapel, with the theme “The Most High Ruleth”. He declared February 8, 9 and 10 […]

Following his victory at the Supreme Court, Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, has announced an official Thanksgiving Day.

Eno spoke at the end of the first Government House Prayer Service for the year, held at the Government House Chapel, with the theme “The Most High Ruleth”.

He declared February 8, 9 and 10 to be used for a state-wide crusade.

The three- day event will be capped off on February 11, 2024 when an official Thanksgiving Day will be marked with the theme “My case is different”.

“From January 30, 2022, when God led my worthy predecessor H.E., Udom Emmanuel to unveil me as his preferred successor, all hell broke loose.

“A number of people said my candidature was dead on arrival. We were confronted with 26 court cases, with eight making it to the Supreme Court.

“Fast forward to today, all those cases were thrown out for lacking in merit, the most current being the Supreme Court judgement last week that affirmed the mandate our people had given me to be the Governor of this blessed land.

“Because God rules in the heart of men, it was the counsel of God that prevailed.

“We give Him all the glory. In every race, there must be a David. Some had boasted and wrote us off, but God rules in the heart of men,” the governor was quoted as saying in a statement by Ekerete Udoh, his Chief Press Secretary, on Saturday.

The Governor thanked the First Lady of Nigeria, Oluremi Tinubu, for her “deep spirit of altruism through the Renewed Hope Initiative where 250 elderly citizens in the State were recently given 100 thousand naira each.”

It would be recalled that the governor had last Sunday, launched the Arise Initiative for the elderly, to support and extend the seed of goodness earlier planted by the wife of the President.

“The programme will provide 50 thousand naira to 500 elders across the 31 local government areas as a way to bring governance closer to the people and show them gratitude for all they have done for our dear state, while alive.

“The initiative is going to be managed by the Office of the First Lady of the state, through the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare,” the statement said.

Eno reemphasized the need to uphold transparency in the selection process and tasked the Transition Chairmen to ensure that the programme gets to those it was intended for.