A total of 220 business owners in Akwa Ibom State have benefited from the Pastor Umo Eno business support scheme in Uyo the state capital.

Recall that the State PDP Governorship candidate, Pastor Eno had promised to support the Akwa Ibom business community, during its investment submit last month at Ibom Hall, Uyo.

At the One Day Mentorship and Cheque presentation exercise held in Uyo on Tuesday, Pastor Eno represented by the Board of Trustees chairman of the Community, Senator Alloy Etok, charged the beneficiaries to strive towards excellence in their businesses.

He cited instances where people rose to become big entrepreneurs, through diligence and hardwork in their careers.

He assured the members of the business committee that the scheme will be sustained by Pastor Eno, who is a sterling example of a business man who started small.

The President of the forum, Lordwill Umani thanked the PDP Gubernatorial candidate for keeping faith with the business community through the business support package and believed that the subsequent schemes would benefit more people.

Beneficiaries, through their representative Owen Philip thanked Pastor Umo Eno and the group for finding them worthy of the pioneer business support scheme and promised to make judicious use of the facility.

Highpoints of the occasion was presentation of Cheques to the beneficiaries drawn from all parts of the State.