I’m Committed To Responsible, All-Inclusive Leadership – Gov. Umo Eno
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has restated his commitment to providing responsible leadership and ensuring respect for past leaders, devoid of any political or ethnic bias.
Governor Eno gave the assurances while addressing congregants at a special Sunday worship service at Saint Anne Cathedral of the Ikot Ekpene Catholic Diocese, in Ifuho, Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area, where he reiterated his appreciation for the support of the Christian community and Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District towards the success of his administration.
He expressed his admiration for the Catholic Church for its tradition of orderliness and discipline and appreciated the Catholic faithful of Ikot Ekpene Diocese, led by Bishop Camillus Umoh, for their prayers and support.
According to Governor Eno, being in government is an opportunity to serve, and every day must be made to count, reaffirming his commitment to ensuring that his administration serves as an example for all Pastors who seek elective offices.
“We thank the Church for their prayers and for the support they have shown their own.
“I know, that the success of this Government will be a referendum for the Church, and to a large extent, will be the success for the church in Akwa Ibom, and will also give credence to any pastor in the future who will want to seek public office. So I hold this position in trust with all amount of care and diligence,” the Governor said.
Recollecting how his administration has been deliberate in ensuring an equitable spread of development projects across the various constituencies of the State, the Governor assured that he will continue to pursue peace and unity in the State through inclusiveness, as demonstrated in the 2025 budget.
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“We have tried, by the grace of God, to show leadership across ethnic lines and political lines in this State.
“We have, in all honesty, pursued unity for our State because it is on that basis that there will be the peace that we have been praying for. We have tried as much as possible to show respect to our leaders. At this point in their lives, people that have been here before us, only need our respect and recognition.”
Preaching on the theme, “We Have Come from East to Worship the King, culled from Matthew 2:1-12, the Bishop of Ikot Ekpene Catholic Diocese, Most Reverend Camillus Umoh, described the first Sunday Service of 2025 as significant, marking the beginning of another year of Jubilee to celebrate the Solemnity of the Epiphany of Christ, which, according to him, marks the collapse of the walls of division and reconciliation of man to God.
The Cleric therefore called on everyone to embrace the essence of the gift of Jesus Christ to the world as the Wise Men from the East did, by shunning all divisiveness, discrimination and hatred, while reconciling with fellow men and taking decisions and actions that would impact humanity positively and drawing closer to God through his son, Jesus Christ.
