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Akwa Ibom: Senator Bob Endorses Umo Eno, Gives Reason
Senator Effiong Bob has thrown his support for Governor Udom Emmanuel’s choice of Pastor Umo Eno as the next governor of Akwa Ibom State and dumped his own 2023 governorship aspiration.
Senator Bob who is the political leader of Nsit-Ubium while endorsing Umo Eno, described the governorship hopeful as an asset with capacity to sustain the vision of a greater Akwa Ibom.
Senator Bob, a former commissioner in the state and two time senator and chairman of the council of the
University of Benin spoke when Pastor Umo Eno and his evolving campaign team paid a courtesy call on the Paramount Ruler of Nsit-Ubium, and Oku Ibom Ibibio, His Eminence Ettenyin Solomon Etuk at his palace in Ikot Ukobo.
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“I’m not talking here as a stranger. I talk as of right and I defend the interest of Pastor Umo Eno as your next Governor as of right. I can assure you that the journey is just starting and by the grace of God it will end in praise”.
Welcoming the Governorship aspirant and his entourgae to his palace, Ettenyin Solomon Etuk
who is the President General, Akwa Ibom State Traditional Rulers Council, TRC commended Umo Eno and his team for the visit, and also offered his royal blessing and fatherly advice to the aspirant.
He said as a royal father, his doors are open to all, and charged political actors to play the game by the rules.
“Umo Eno is a child of respect. I’m a traditional priest. What God hasdestined for any man cannot be erased. I don’t hate any one.
“Stakeholders have endorsed you as you said and you came here for royal blessing. The ultimate thing as a king, I look at how we can live in peace, live in harmony with one another. My doors are open to all”.
Speaking earlier, the DG of his campaign team, Chief Assam Assam descried Umo Eno as the preferred choice who has what it takes to consolidate on the development agenda of the Udom Emmanuel led adminstration, saying he was in the palace to seek his fatherly advice and blessing.
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