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Don't just give hand-outs, give them a hand to get up and let us together ARISE and work to extend the frontiers of the Golden Era of our collective growth, development and progress.
Although we still have many miles to go, what we have collectively achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow and beyond.
New year message (2024)
Thirty-eight years ago, that dream came alive with the creation of our dear State, the Land of Promise – a land of valiant and resourceful people, Akwa Ibom State.
Akwa Ibom State 38th Anniversary Broadcast (2025)
This speech is not one to reel-off my scorecard; in my New Year Day Broadcast to you my dear people, I will present what we have collectively achieved together in the last seven months, and what we hope to achieve in the New Year.
This is a season of trial and victory. Our nation and our state may be going through a period of trial and tribulation, but just as Christ overcame death with victory at His resurrection, we too, will overcome our economic challenges with growth and abundance.
New year message (2024)
We will invest deeply in tourism industry, which today thanks to Ibom Air, has made our State, a destination of choice for Nigerians and other foreigners.
To those who may be struggling to put food on the table; to those who may have given up hope because of your current circumstance, hear me and hear me very well; I will be your champion.
We promised to run a Christ-centric and people-oriented administration—one that places the welfare and well-being of our people at the center of our engagements. I am glad to report that we are faithfully implementing this commitment.
I am also standing here in another capacity as the Fifth democratically elected Governor of this wonderful State. This cap also speaks to the immutable designs of the Almighty God to perfect all that He has destined for everyone—again, if you believe!
The x-factor of great leadership is not personality, it's humility
So my fellow Akwaibomites, as we celebrate Easter, let us remain hopeful that the future looks great, our collective dreams for prosperity across all layers of the society is realizable.
New year message (2024)
Don't look at the now for there is a tomorrow that you have not seen. Put on the I-can-do-it spirit and believe that you can do all things.
As we mark this season of love, sacrifice, and hope, I urge you, my dear people, to be rest assured that we are working diligently to elevate our state to higher levels of growth and development by prioritizing you, our people in all our endeavors.
Because I know how it feels to go to bed hungry and not knowing where the next meal will come, that is why we are providing free food vouchers as a temporary intervention to help the most vulnerable amongst us, while urging them to return to the farms.
Today, a mere 36 years after her creation, the capital City of Uyo which was a dusty provincial headquarters with homes that composed of some smattering of thatched houses, boasts of some of the most elegant estates with beautiful homes you will find anywhere in the world.
We thank God that our efforts have been recognized nationally, leading to a series of awards as Governor of the Year, by Thisday Newspaper and Arise News; Leadership Newspaper and the New Telegraph.
A.R.I.S.E Akwa Ibom, work hard in unity and in brotherhood, and let us collectively usher in the Happy Hour. So let the Happy Hour of the Golden Era begin.
We were made to think that wisdom resides in one political party. I want you all to understand that wisdom resides in all of us as Akwa Ibom people, not in any political party.
Through our Governance Blueprint, the ARISE Agenda, we have reignited our passion in agriculture and the need to produce our staple food so our people may have enough to feed their families and to earn income too.
Akwa Ibom State 38th Anniversary Broadcast (2025)
The job and responsibilities of each of the Honourable Commissioners and Special Adviser are well spelt-out in the Roadmap, so I expect you to work harmoniously, so together, we will deliver good governance to our people.
Swearing-in of Commissioners (2025)