PRESIDENT TINUBU’S VISIT A BLESSING TO AKWA IBOM – GOV ENO

PRESIDENT TINUBU’S VISIT A BLESSING TO AKWA IBOM – GOV ENO

… declares Friday November 6 work free day

Akwa Ibom Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has said the planned visit of the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was timely, very significant and will bring more blessings to the State.

Fielding questions from Government House Correspondents after the inspection tour of projects scheduled for commissioning by the President, the Governor said during the visit, the President will commission some projects in the State including; the International Terminal Building at the Victor Attah International Airport, Aviation village, Airport Hospital, ARISE Palm Resort, 14.5-kilometre Nsit Atai–Okobo Road (Airport-Okopedi Road), Ring Road 3, Command and Control Centre and others.

The Governor further disclosed that after the commissioning, the President will be hosted to a mega rally in support of his 2027 re-election bid.

While commending the President for making resources available to States, he noted that the State under his leadership has expanded the frontiers of development, and assured that Akwa Ibom will continue to support and mobilise votes towards his re-election.

Speaking further, the Governor said the State was set to receive the nation’s number one citizen, and called on the citizenry to demonstrate the legendary Akwa Ibom spirit of hospitality, and come out en masse to receive the President.

He declared Friday, November 6, 2026, a work-free day to enable everyone, particularly civil servants, to participate in the reception of the President.

“On behalf of the Government and people of Akwa Ibom State, and the distinguished Senate President, our leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio, we urge all Akwa Ibomites to come out en mass to give the President an overwhelming reception.

“Akwa Ibom loves this President, and we want to show him that we are standing by him. On his mandate we stand,” he said.

With the Governor on the inspection tour were the Deputy Governor, Senator Akon Eyakenyi, Secretary to the State Government, Prince Enobong Uwah, Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mr. Aniefiok Johnson, Members of the State Executive Council and other government officials.