My Loyalty to President Tinubu  Not in Doubt, Says Gov Umo Eno

Okon Bassey in  Uyo

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Umo Eno, has said the resolve of his administration to partner the federal government and the state’s National Assembly Caucus is devoid of political party lines, saying it’s for the growth and development of the state.

Governor Eno stated this during interaction with journalists at the Victor Attah International Airport Uyo, on his arrival from Abuja where he attended a meeting with Nigeria’s President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The governor said he was on a mission to build political and economic bridges with relevant quarters in the interest of Akwa Ibom State and Nigeria. 

Congratulating the President on his assumption of office, the governor registered his resolve to work with the new President irrespective of differences in political inclination.

Eno stressed that the President being the father of the entire nation with Akwa Ibom as an integral part, it behoves on him to express his loyalty.

On his meeting with the President, he said “We talked about the Ibom Deep Seaport, we talked about a Free Zone license to help the MRO, we talked about the Calabar-Itu Road and he promised he will help and was happy that we came, and I’m glad that he granted that opportunity for us to have free access to him.

“We must build bridges, we must form partnerships across party lines to deliver the dividends of democracy. That’s exactly what happened yesterday,” he said.

On his interaction with the elected Akwa Ibom contingent in the National Assembly, the governor said his resolve to align with stakeholders for the common good of the state and the readiness of members of the National Assembly to work with the state government devoid of political divides.

This, he said, underscores the President’s seriousness with the Akwa Ibom project, as he was said to have brought it up with the legislators. 

“Elections are over. Political parties are platforms to contest. When you contest and God brings you through, you must understand that you have to reach out to people and work together. 

“No one man has the monopoly of knowledge. By the grace of God I am the governor of Akwa Ibom State and Akwa Ibom includes all of us, so leadership must show that ability to bend over backwards and align. Alignment! That’s what happened yesterday,” he noted.