{"id":3792,"date":"2026-11-10T20:48:04","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T20:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/?p=3792"},"modified":"2026-11-11T05:11:01","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T05:11:01","slug":"3792","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/2026\/11\/10\/3792\/","title":{"rendered":"Akwa Ibom Traditional Rulers Endorse Eno\u2019s 2027 Re-election Bid, Offer Royal Blessings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Traditional rulers in Akwa Ibom State have endorsed Governor Umo Eno\u2019s second-term ambition, offering royal blessings and prayers for his re-election in the 2027 governorship election. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The royal fathers gave their support during a consultation visit by the Governor to the Traditional Rulers\u2019 Chambers in Uyo, where they commended his administration\u2019s performance, commitment to peace and development, and welfare initiatives for the traditional institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The President-General of the Akwa Ibom State Supreme Council of Traditional Rulers and Oku Ibom Ibibio, Ntenyin Dr. Solomon Etuk, praised Eno for what he described as a responsible and transparent approach to governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Etuk particularly commended the Governor\u2019s emphasis on due process in project execution, noting that contracts were awarded only after the necessary funds had been approved, while payments were made in line with established procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to him, the practice would help reduce the incidence of abandoned projects and promote accountability in governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also applauded the administration for sustaining peace across the state and providing welfare support to traditional rulers. He assured the Governor of the traditional institution\u2019s support for his re-election bid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other royal fathers, including the Chairman of the State Supreme Council of Traditional Rulers and Paramount Ruler of Abak Local Government Area, HRM Akuku Saviour Udofia, and his immediate predecessor, Paramount Ruler of Udung Uko LGA, HRM Odidem Bassey Etim Edet, also commended the Governor\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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They specifically acknowledged his community-based development projects, welfare programmes for senior citizens and support for the traditional institution, while offering prayers for his success in the 2027 election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Responding, Governor Eno thanked the traditional rulers for their support since he assumed office in 2023, acknowledging their contributions to peace, unity and development in their respective communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He assured them of continued recognition and improved welfare under a second-term administration, urging them to support continuity, good governance and political stability in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Governor also announced November 16, 2026, as the commencement date for his second-term campaign, which would begin in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area. He said the choice of the area was strategic and also reflected respect for his wife’s place of origin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eno solicited the prayers, votes and support of the traditional rulers, promising more development and improved welfare packages for the institution if re-elected in May 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highlighting his administration\u2019s interventions, the Governor listed the provision of official vehicles, a Coaster bus, personal assistants, quarterly medical assistance, 13th-month allowances and other welfare benefits for traditional rulers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He described the traditional institution as a critical partner in grassroots governance, urging royal fathers to use their influence to promote unity, political understanding and public support for the government’s development agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the Ibom Deep Seaport project, Eno clarified that the recent approval obtained from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was for the actualisation of the project and not merely permission to negotiate or secure a licence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He explained that the approval would facilitate the Federal Government\u2019s sovereign guarantee and equity participation, which he said were essential to attracting investors and moving the project forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Governor urged residents to support major development initiatives rather than join critics, citing the initial opposition to the establishment of Victor Attah International Airport and Ibom Air, which have since become significant assets to the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He expressed optimism that Akwa Ibom would become a major investment and development destination before the end of his proposed second tenure in 2031.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eno also called for support for President Tinubu, Senate President Godswill Akpabio and other candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), stressing the need to sustain the prevailing peace in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Earlier, the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mkpisong Frank Archibong, recalled the Governor\u2019s 2022 campaign promise to make Akwa Ibom better than he met it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Archibong said the traditional rulers were in a position to assess the progress recorded by the administration, citing projects executed across various wards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also congratulated the Governor on President Tinubu\u2019s recent visit to the state, describing it as a demonstration of the confidence reposed in Akwa Ibom by the Presidency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Commissioner urged the traditional rulers to remain supportive of the administration and communicate its achievements to residents at the grassroots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Traditional rulers in Akwa Ibom State have endorsed Governor Umo Eno\u2019s second-term ambition, offering royal blessings and prayers for his re-election in the 2027 governorship election. The royal fathers gave their support during a consultation visit by the Governor to the Traditional Rulers\u2019 Chambers in Uyo, where they commended his administration\u2019s performance, commitment to peace […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[147,145,146],"class_list":["post-3792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-politics","tag-endorsement","tag-gov-umo-eno-2","tag-traditional-rulers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3792"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3802,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3792\/revisions\/3802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}