Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno has renamed the 21-storey Business Complex in the state after his predecessor, Mr Udom Emmanuel.
Eno made the pronouncement on Monday during his one year in office thanksgiving and a book presentation Service at the state International worship centre, Uyo.
Eno said he did not rename the tower after ex-governor Emmanuel because he built it but based on his enduring legacies which served as a perfect pedestal for the smooth commencement of his administration.
He said, “You called it Dakkada Towers, but by the authority conferred on me as the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, I rename this 21-storey edifice, Udom Emmanuel Towers, for the works you have done in our state.”
He also commended Mr. Emmanuel for the vision of putting up a standard worship center in the state, saying the altar represents the quality of vision God usually revealed to his predecessor in office.
In his remarks, the immediate past Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Udom Emmanuel congratulated Governor Eno for a successful one year in office and prayed that he would rule for eight years, even as he promised not to interfere in his government or “press his neck” as a political father.
He recalled how someone after the whole court process told him that governor Eno would be the shortest serving governor in Akwa Ibom State, saying that God has been faithful and would not allow such thoughts to come to pass.
He thanked the Fathers in Faith for unanimously standing by Pastor Umo Eno, their own, as Governor, adding that it was the first time in the region, for an ordained Pastor to preside over the affairs of a state as governor.
Drawing inference from Romans 16:17-18, he appealed to the Governor to watch out for people whose admonitions and comments are deceitful, divisive and inflammatory, as such people are not serving God truthfully.
He also harped on Isaiah 31:1, urging the Governor to look unto the Lord alone, who delivered him from all his battles, as only God saves.
“There is a tradition in Akwa Ibom, every other person served eight years, you will never be an exception.
“Thank you so much because so far so good, you have not let us down”, Mr Emmanuel concluded.
Goodwill messages were received from many, including the Minister of Petroleum (Gas), Obongemem Ekperikpe Ekpo, who commended the Governor on his meritorious journey so far and extended the best wishes of the President, Senate President to the continuous success of the Umo Eno government in the State.
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