Akwa Ibom @38: Akpabio hails Gov Eno, Akwa Ibomites, urges unity to take state to next level

Akpabio

By AKPAN ETIDO

President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON has congratulated the Governor of Akwa Ibom state, Pastor Umo Eno, on the occasion of the 38th anniversary of the creation of the state.

He also congratulated the people of the state for their steadfastness, unity and cooperation among themselves and with successive governments in the state.

In a congratulatory message personally signed by him, the Senate President said he treasured the opportunity given him by the people of the state to govern them and also represent them at the national level.

He said he never took for granted the privilege and confidence reposed in him by the Akwa Ibom people during his tenure as governor of the state from 2007 to 2015.

“Akwa Ibom presented me to the world. The good people of this great state gave me the mantle to become their light bearer for peace, development and good governance at the sub-national level and beyond,” Akpabio said.

Reflecting on the tremendous progress recorded since the creation of the state on September 23, 1987, Akpabio appreciated the foresight of former Military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), in creating the state. He also appreciated the resilience of the leaders and stakeholders, who fought for the realization of the dream.

Akpabio commended his predecessors for laying a solid foundation, upon which Akwa Ibom State has flourished in the almost four decades of its existence.