The Eno Momentum

APC Faithful Converge In All LGAs At Governor’s Instance

UYO

The political atmosphere in Akwa Ibom State will be electrified on Saturday as the faithful of the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) converge in their respective local government areas at the instance of Governor Umo Eno.

The State Chairman of APC, Obong Stephen Ntukekpo, announced the meetings in a press release.

The release read in full:

“The All Progressives Congress (APC) Akwa Ibom State Chapter is pleased to announce that following a recent engagement with the party structure, His Excellency the Governor, our Leader, Pastor Umo Eno, PhD, has approved key critical engagements aimed at strengthening the party in line with the ARISE Agenda.

“The party has scheduled the following activities:

“Party Meeting

“Date: Saturday, November 22
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Venue: 31 Local Government Council Secretariats

“These activities are designed to reinforce party structures, promote internal cohesion and align stakeholders with the shared vision for a stronger, more progressive Akwa Ibom under the APC.

“We call on all party members to return to their various Wards/LGAs for this very important exercise while remaining united and steadfast in their support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR; Senate President Godswill Akpabio, GCON; and our leader and Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, Ph.D., as we together build a stronger and united Akwa Ibom.”

…Pensioners Hail Eno

UYO

Akwa Ibom Pensioners Hail Gov Eno For Improved Welfare Packages

UYO

The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Akwa Ibom State Chapter, has commended Governor Umo Eno for his efforts in improving the welfare of retirees in the state.

The commendation came following Eno’s implementation of minimum pension, pension base uplift as well as ensuring efficient gratuity payment to members.

Addressing a press conference in Uyo on Wednesday, the Chairman of the union, Pastor Sylvester Nkodo, flanked by the Secretary, Obong Cosmos Essien, and other executive members, recalled how their demands were not attended to by successive governments until Eno’s administration.

Nkodo, who spoke through Essien, further recalled how pensioners were receiving between N800 and N1,500 as monthly pension in the past until the Governor augmented it to about N48,000 to meet with the economic realities.

His words, “Many of the pensioners, before the coming of Pastor Umo Eno, were receiving N800.00, N1,000, N1,500 pension. We had been pleading with the past governors in various ways, in writing and so on, but one of them only showed some sympathy. We went to the extent of going into politics and then brought all our 28,000 pensioners to vote for the governors but none listened to us.

“When Umo Eno came in, it was just a little appeal that we made. He came to establish what we call minimum pension of N20,000 in lieu of the N30,000 which was the minimum wage of workers. And that went in line with the constitutional provision. Then from that time, he alleviated the problems of pensioners to an extent. Anybody that got N1,000 then from April last year started to earn N21,000, those earning N5,000 started getting N25,000.

“Later, he started paying N27,000 in lieu of N80,000 minimum wage to members, those earning N1000 now get N48,000.”

The chairman also commended the Governor for releasing the sum of N78 Billion for the payment of gratuities to all sectors of pensioners which include civil, local government, retired primary school teachers and next-of-kin.

He hailed the Governor for the establishment of a free medical insurance health care scheme for members, saying that such a gesture has brought immense relief and improved the living standards of pensioners in the state.

“The payment of this gratuity has alleviated the problem of so many pensioners and also those who were dead and could not be buried were buried because next-of-kin were still included. We have seen the sympathy this man has shown to the pensioners and his efforts for us to survive. Pension and monthly allowances are paid as and when due and every level of pensioners go along at the same page with civil servants,’” he added.

The union, therefore, pledged its support to Eno’s administration, saying that members will come out en masse to vote for him in 2027 as they had never had it so good before.