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Eno’s Administration is Focused, People Oriented, Ambassadors Replies Critics.

Miffed by the scratching criticism from some quarters that governor Umo Eno has taken up jobs of local government chairmen through recent interventions in remodeling primary schools and primary health care facilities in the state, the A.R.I.S.E Ambassadors recently inaugurated with Revd. Richard Peters as Chairman and Mr Thomas Thomas sa secretary has explained that the governor’s actions were contained in his ARISE Agenda blue print.

The group in a private radio program monitored by our Correspondent on Tuesday in Uyo said the governor’s Arise Agenda is a product of several interface and dialogue with the people where thier challenges were elaborately discussed and possible solutions offered.

According to the spokesperson of the group Mr Aniekeme Finbarr,” Governor Umo Eno is a home grown leader who started his business in the state since 1995, he has clear understanding of the problems confronting our people. He assembled all of this into the acronym ARISE, meaning Agriculture, Rural development, Industrialisation, Security and Education as a platform to tackle the challenges Akwa ibom is facing”.

Finbarr further highlighted, ” people criticise his remodeling primary schools and primary health centers because they don’t understand that its captured under rural development stressing that governor Umo Eno is interested in giving Akwa ibom children the same basic education obtained in advanced societies for free and complusorily.

He explained, ” The governor has planned for 10 model primary schools in the 10 federal constituencies, we have three ongoing at the moment and they are to be equipped with sports facilities, primary health centers for emergency treatment and home for Head teacher and others. These facilities are what is obtainable in exclusive private schools for the rich but they will be free and complusory for every Akwa ibom child”.

Finbarr added that the schools will groom children with the best and up to date facilities to become well trained and patriotic adults who will add value to the state and the nation.

The spokesperson maintained that the governor has in the last 90 days of his administration demonstrated unique leadership style which has left people wondering if he actually behave like a man with executive powers in Nigeria.

” They marvel at the way he stops at open market to discuss with traders and feel thier challenges and also patronize them, he attends social functions of people not minding thier societal status, he dashes into ibom Tropicana to get his hair cuts, he recently started flying Ibom Air to tell the world that the Airline is safe and comfortable for everyone. He acknowledged being the chief marketing officer. He has simply demisified governance as he is focused and people oriented in his leadership”.