The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, on Monday, declared a three-day statewide crusade to celebrate the recent Supreme Court judgment which affirmed his victory in the March 18, 2023 governorship election in the state.
But the opposition All Progressives Congress in the state knocked the governor, describing the crusade as “an unnecessary jamboree.”
Speaking on Monday at the first Government House Prayer Service for the year, 2024, the governor announced that the three-day statewide crusade would be held between February 8 and 10, to show gratitude to God for his electoral victory.
Reflecting on his journey to power, Eno said, “From January 30, 2022, when God led my worthy predecessor, 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.
“To show his gratitude to God and the collective joy of the people of the state, we have declared February 8, 9 and 10 to be used for a statewide 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,” Eno said.
In reaction to the three-day crusade, the Chairman, Media and Publicity Committee of the APC in the state, Otuekong Iniobong John, described the governor’s plan as a jamboree.
“What Akwa Ibom expect from the governor after the Supreme Court victory is doing things that will translate to better conditions of living in the state, improve education, infrastructure, in agriculture and others,” John said.
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