Friday July 11, 2025
By TheNewsDESK |
The Akwa Ibom Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has been conferred with the 2025 Outstanding Public Servant Award in recognition of his inclusive governance, community empowerment and sustainable development efforts within the State, by the Queens of the Niger Delta.
The award was presented by the Queens representing the nine states of the Niger-Delta, accompanied by their Chaperones on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at the Office of the First Lady at Government House, Uyo.
Receiving the award on behalf of Governor Umo Eno, the First Lady Designate, Lady Helen Eno Obareki, conveyed the Governor’s appreciation and continuous commitment to implementing valuable initiatives that address the needs of the people of Akwa.
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“It is with deep gratitude and profound pleasure that I accept on behalf of His Excellency, Governor Umo Bassey Eno, the prestigious 2025 Outstanding Public Servant of the Decade Award presented by Queens of the Niger Delta’
‘This award inspires the state government to continue striving for excellence to remain accessible and to continue to be responsive to the needs of its people. It also reflects the strong partnership between government and civil society in building a peaceful, prosperous and united Niger-Delta and Nigeria.”
The Governor commended the Queens of the Niger-Delta for their unrelenting service in championing peace, unity, cultural preservation and youth empowerment in their community over the past decade.
Speaking on behalf of the Beauty Queens from the Niger Delta, Miss Bayelsa State, Elizabeth Alogbo stated that the group is set to kick start the first phase of a programme tagged; “Hope Alive”, designed to take 1000 Niger Delta Female Youths off the street, especially victims of sexual trafficking to train them on various skills, noting that statistics shows that the Niger Delta region accounts for about 70 percent of sexual trafficking returnees deported from various African and European countries.
While soliciting for support to cover logistics for the 6-months motivational and moral boosting training which she said is in partnership with NAPTIP and others, Miss Alagbo stressed that the skills acquisition centre sited in Rivers State, will be fully operational by August 2025 with skilled trainers committed to youth development and social reintegration.
In addition to the Outstanding Public Servant Award, Pastor Umo Eno was also awarded the 2025 Governor of the Year for Youth Empowerment and the Grand Patron of the 2025 Queen of the Niger-Delta Programme tagged “Hope Alive”, by the beauty Queens who presented gifts for the Governor who they described as “a man of impeccable character”.
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