Gov Eno Inaugurates Ultra-Modern NUJ Auditorium Complex

… Presents Car Gifts To Outgoing Exco 
By Bassey Nkponam
UYO
The Akwa Ibom governor has further strengthened his ties with the media community in the State, as as he inaugurated an ultra-modern NUJ Auditorium Complex and presented brand new cars to members of the outgoing State Working Committee (SWC) of the union.
In his remark at the event, which took place at the NUJ Press Centre, Information Drive, Uyo, Friday, Pastor Umo Eno lauded the State Council of the NUJ for promoting the ARISE Agenda and the Akwa Ibom project, and members for using their various platforms to promote the State rather than demarketing it as obtainable in some places.
“You have made your profession not about fighting the governor or government, but about your true loyalty to Akwa Ibom for its meaningful development and progress.
“Why? Because this is our brand. This is the only State that we have. Government would come, government would go, but Akwa Ibom remains constant. So, I want to thank you and your leadership for the collaborative work that you have done in the State,” he stated.
The governor appreciated the State NUJ leadership for naming the new NUJ Auditorium complex after his wife, Patience Kemi Umo Eno, saying, “it is not something that I expected. It’s a bit emotional, but as I continue to see people immortalise her, it gives us, as a family, comfort that she didn’t live her life in vain. So, I want to thank you so much for this honour.”
Eno assured the in-coming State executive members of the government’s readiness to continuously work in partnership for the development and growth of the State.
“For the incoming NUJ Exco that will be elected tomorrow, whoever will win, please, let there be no victor no vanquished. Let there be no bad news concerning the elections. Continue to work together in unison for the overall progress of the State,” he said.
The State chairman of NUJ, Comrade Amos Etuk, thanked Governor Eno for fulfilling his campaign promise to the union by completing the auditorium project which had been abandoned for about 20 years.
He acknowledged the governor’s numerous contributions towards the success of the project even before he assumed office as governor, describing the achievement as a historical footprint which has never been recorded anywhere in the country since independence.
Etuk recalled the resolution of the union’s last congress where decision for the naming of the newly inaugurated auditorium after the late First Lady, Pastor Patience (Kemi) Umo Eno, as a mark of honour and in memory of her passionate contributions to the development of the State, pledging the union’s commitment to supporting the Umo Eno-led administration to ensure the successful implementation of the ARISE Agenda.
The commissioner for information, Elder Aniekan Umanah, and President of NUJ, Comrade Yahya Alhasan, lauded the governor for his exceptional support and partnership with the union, urging journalists to reciprocate the gesture by remaining resolute in their support for the governor and development of the State.
In appreciation of the good works of the NUJ leadership, the governor donated vehicles to the outgoing State Executive and appointed the outgoing State Chairman of the Union, Comrade Amos Etuk, as a Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Local Media.