...Pledge total support, describe Umo Eno as 'worthy son-in-law'


It was pomp and carnival as Mkpat Enin Youth Coalitions trooped out in their numbers to hold a solidarity rally for Governor Udom Emmanuel and the preferred candidate for the 2023 gubernatorial elections, Pastor Umo Bassey Eno.

The rally, put together by the Mkpat Enin Unity Network took place yesterday at the Mkpat Enin Local Government Headquarters and speakers used the occasion to drum support for the governorship aspiration of Pastor Umo Eno, whose wife, hails from Ikot Akpa Ekop in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area.

Addressing the large crowd, leader of the Mkpat Enin Unity Network, Joe Akpan said that Mkpat Enin people were grateful to His Excellency, Mr Udom Emmanuel and other elders of the state for their shrewd choice of Umo Eno. He said, the coming of Pastor Umo Eno will not only stabilize the peace the state enjoys, sustain the pace of development but will also mark the era of huge employment for the teeming youths because, Umo Eno is 'already a proven entrepreneur and industrialist who has created jobs from the scratch and employed many in the state'.

'I stand here to thank our dear Governor, Udom Emmanuel and our elders also for the choice of Umo Eno. Umo Eno is a seasoned industrialist. He is one man who knows how to put one stone on the other and it turns to gold. I am very confident that with him at the helm of affairs, Akwa Ibom will get even better especially in the area of employment.
Above all, he is man of peace and in Akwa Ibom State, we are committed to the sustenance of peace, because with peace, development will thrive', the Governor's Aide submitted.

Speaking also, the village head of Ikot Akpa Ekop, where Pastor Umo Eno is an in-law, Eteidung Emmanuel Friday Botton urged Mkpat Enin people to support Pastor Umo Eno, because he has been an illustrious son in-law and with him at the Hilltop Mansion, great impact will be felt in Ikot Akpa Ekop and Mkpat Enin at large.

'I urge you to join hands with Governor Udom Emmanuel on this project because I know he means well for us as a state. We have to rally round our son in-law and give him the needed support'.

On his part, the moderator of the rally, Hon. Nkereuwem James stated that with Umo Eno as governor, Mkpat Enin will always be a reference point.

'This is a solidarity march in support of Pastor Umo Eno, who is a proud in-law of Mkpat Enin. Umo Eno's wife is from Ikot Akpa Ekop, Ikpa Ibom Ward 1. With Umo Eno as Governor, Ikot Akpa Ekop and indeed, rest of Mkpat Enin will become a reference point. As such, we all have to rise and support our in-law', he charged.

The rally witnessed solidarity songs and endorsement in support of Governor Udom Emmanuel and Pastor Umo Eno.