By Abbanobi-Eku Onyekachi
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has charged Akwa-Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, to unite the state across party lines for the development of the state and not make his father’s enemies his enemies.
According to a press release from his Special Assistant on Media, Jackson Udom on Saturday, Akpabio gave the charge while on a courtesy visit to the Governor in his office, in Uyo on Friday.
Describing the Governor as a man of peace, he says that Akwa Ibom is a very easy state to govern, but also a very difficult place to unite, saying: “it is a major duty bestowed on you by God to unite the whole state. Let your actions speak unity to the the state.
“As a governor, I united the state by appointing people into key positions without considering where they came from. Unite your people without any political considerations.
“Even if you inherited a policy that was not in the best interest of the state, have the courage to change it.”
Advising him to see himself as a surgeon in governance with three attributes of being brave as a lion, soft in heart as a maiden and having the eye of an eagle, to see what others can’t see, he reiterated: “Do not inherit the enemies of your father, make your friends and enemies by yourself and remember always that it is one thing for you to get to the top and you must learn the balancing act in order to remain at the top.”
He admonished Eno to beware of confusionists around him, saying: “I have seen some faces of those who will add value to your government and those who will add confusion, but all must come together for the betterment of the state.
In his welcome address, the governor, thanked the senate president and his colleagues for visiting the state and more importantly, the seat of power.
He thanked President Tinubu and the senators for rallying round their son and beacon of light to make him the president of the 10th Senate. That is our joy and our pride
