My Focus Is Good Governance, Not Political Gamesmanship, Says Akwa Ibom Gov Eno

By Idorenyin UMOREN

|POLITICS| The Akwa Ibom Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, PhD has reaffirmed his commitment to delivering good governance to the people of Akwa Ibom State, emphasizing that he will not be distracted by political gamesmanship.

Pastor Eno made this assertion in a press release issued by his Chief Press Secretary, CPS, Mr Ekerete Udoh, addressing allegations made by a faceless political group identified as “Concerned Members of the All Progressives Congress in Akwa Ibom State.”

The group had published an advertorial in which the governor’s office dismissed as a baseless attempt at blackmail.

Refuting the allegations, the CPS stated, “Our attention has been drawn to an advertorial published in The Nation newspaper of January 22, 2025, by an amorphous group under the name Concerned Members of the All Progressives Congress in Akwa Ibom State.

“The authors, in what was purely a politically motivated hatchet job, maliciously concocted a rich cocktail of lies and blackmail against the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, PhD.”

Mr Udoh reiterated that Governor Eno administration’s has resolve to remain focused on the state’s development agenda and not be swayed by politically motivated distractions.

The CPS’ statement noted that the intent of such advertorial was to strain the warm relationship between the Governor and President Tinubu, the Senate President and the Minister of Petroleum.

“The undisguised intent of the purveyors of the inane advertorial was to cause a strain in the widely acknowledged warm relationship the Governor enjoys with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, and, by extension, the Senate President, Distinguished Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON, and the Honourable Minister of Petroleum Resources (Gas), ObongEmem Ekperikpe Ekpo.”

Mr Udoh described the claims in the advertorial as outlandish and obtuse.

“Some of the lies and falsehoods they pushed in the advertorial are so outlandish and obtuse that we can’t even repeat them here.

“We, however, wish to state categorically that Governor Umo Eno, PhD, has not formed any such clandestine alliance as the group falsely and maliciously stated.”

The release expressed dismay over the advertorial, describing it as a deliberate attempt to create distractions at a time when the President is touring the nation to rally support for his bold economic initiatives—initiatives that Governor Eno firmly supports.

The statement stated that the such faceless group hate the peace spirit of bipartisan of the governor.

The CPS categorically stated that Governor is in full support of President Bola Tinubu and maintains robust relationship with the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio.

“Truth be told, Governor Eno is focused on working collaboratively with the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Federal Government, the National Assembly led by Distinguished Senator Godswill Akpabio, our son, to achieve the Arise Agenda for the betterment of the people of Akwa Ibom State. This is the time for governance and not for political gamesmanship.

“Governor Eno respects and supports President Tinubu, GCFR, and believes that if his administration succeeds, we all succeed. He will continue to support the President as well as the Senate President, Distinguished Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON.”

The release equally added that Governor Eno, “…enjoys a warm relationship with the Honourable Minister of Petroleum Resources (Gas), ObongEmem Ekperikpe Ekpo, and both are working together to bring development to the State, especially in the oil and gas sector, of which Akwa Ibom State is a leading producer.”

The release called on the faceless group to rather applaud and support such robust relationship rather than using it to score cheap political goals.
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