Thursday August 28, 2025
By The NewsDESK |
The Akwa Ibom State Government on Wednesday published names of 2,167 groups which it said have benefited from the disbursement of over N2.4billion “empowerment” fund in the past two years of Governor Umo Eno’s administration.
The publication on Facebook by the state’s Ministry of Information contained names of the groups, the population of beneficiary members of the groups, and the amount of money. It said the disbursed money is part of the more than N10billion of the empowerment grants disbursed by the administration within two years.
“This stand as a clear evidence of Governor Umo Eno’s commitment to citizen’s empowerment and sustainable livelihoods for farmers, traders, artisans and entrepreneurs across the state,” the publication stated.
According to the government, the fund was accessed through the online portal of the Umo Eno Support Group.
From the publication, different groups, including some political, students, traders, and religious groups, benefited from the fund.
For instance, 533 members of the Peoples Democratic Movement received N26.6 million, 146 members of the Young Voter’s Association of Nigeria received N7.3million, 17 members of the Garri Traders Association received N850,000, 16 members of the Akwa Ibom Traders Network received N800,000, while 13 members of the National Association of Uruan Students Worldwide received N650,000 and 15 members of the National Association of Political Science, Akwa Ibom State Chapter, received N750,000, according to the publication.
Others are 48 members of the Ibom Entertainers Forum, N2.4million, 85 members of the Akwa Ibom Trader’s Welfare Association, N40.2million, 11 members of the Akpan Andem Market Women Association, N6.4million, two members of the Christian Redemption Movement, N1million, two members of the Christian Community Partners, N1million, and one member of the Daughter of Zion, N500,000, among others.
