21/03/2024
Governor Umo Eno's Secrets Exposed
"The secret of greatness is simple: do better work than any other man in your field – and keep on doing it.”
-Wilferd Peterson
People have secrets. Some secrets are good, while others are dangerous based on certain reasons. Although people are prone to think that secrets are entirely bad, there are good secrets that help to keep people ahead of others. But the truth is, everyone has secrets, either the one that made them grow or the bad ones.
One thing is very essential, any man that wants to be rich or great must learn certain secrets from great people.
Our master Jesus Christ had a secret, which was prayer. From prayer, he healed people and opened their minds. Divers forms of miracles were done as a result of the prayer secret. This implies that every successful man attained such height through certain secrets.
In Akwa Ibom, every leader has secrets that distinguished his administration from others. From the first democratically elected governor, down to former governor Udom Emmanuel, we have witnessed their different secrets to successful leadership.
In this golden era of Pastor Umo Eno, he approached leadership with his secrets. A wise man once said that leadership is not just about giving orders; it is about inspiring others to act. Pst. Eno has inspired and raised many leaders since he assumed office 9 months ago. He values the input and expertise of his team members, and that makes the work easier for him.
Governor Umo Eno's leadership secrets is that, he utilizes every opportunity he has to fulfill the promises he made to Akwa Ibom people. He rarely forgets what he said, and is always committed to fulfilling same.
During the governorship campaigns, he painstakingly took notes of the challenges of each Local Government Area of the state. He took notes of the different requests people made, and the responses he gave. From political inclusion to running an unbiased government, urban development, establishment of projects in each local Government Area, and many more, the story of promise keeping is the same.
The construction of Ibom Model Farm, a pilot Songhai Model integrated farm scheme on 50 hectares of land in Nsit Ubium and the ongoing phase by phase distribution of agricultural inputs and assets to farmers in the state through the AK-Cares initiative, among others, are promises he made.
In line with the promises he made, the governor in the last 9 months has constructed not less than 31 road projects in the state, including the construction of 2.2km Tabernacle Road and its environs with 0.97km underground discharge drainage in Uyo and Itu LGA; construction of 12.5km Nung Oku Ikono-Afaha Obio Enang-Nung Udoe Itak Road in Uyo/Ikono LGAs; construction of 11km AKS Demonstration Road (Owot-Uta- Nung Oku Ekere -Afaha Udo Eyop-Edebom-Utat Market Road), as well as the construction of 2.4km Internal Roads in Mkpok Housing Estate, Eket LGA, among others.
In the education sector, the governor has not left any stone unturned. He has initiated 16 projects in the sector, including the construction of CKC Model Primary School, Uyo, production and distribution of 1 million copies of customized exercise books for pupils in public primary schools, paying of bursary to all students of Akwa Ibom state origin studying in public tertiary institutions in Nigeria, as well as payment of balance for the 2022/2023 West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination registration fee for 39,346 state sponsored candidates, among others.
Moreso, the Transportation, Security and Tourism sectors have received a golden touch of development, in line with his campaign promises. Rural communities are not left out in this golden era, as the governor has fulfilled his promise of initiating projects aimed at developing the once neglected communities.
It has entered an unbroken record that the governor has preserved the secrets of excellent leadership in the state by continuing from where his predecessor stopped.
He is fulfilling his promise through every available opportunity. By the time he completes his tenure after 8 years, Akwa Ibom will be proud to say that the man that came with promises has been able to keep the promises, develop and connect the dots of leadership and has brought government more closer to the people at the rural level.
Richard Peters writes from Uyo
