President Tinubu in A’Ibom, Commends Akpabio On National Assembly Leadership, Umo Eno for Superlative Performance

••• approves Ibom Deep Seaport

President Bola Tinubu is in Akwa Ibom State on a two day working visit and presidential campaign. He will use the visit to commission some projects completed by the Governor Umo Eno administration.
At the Godswill Akpabio stadium, he sees his visit as homecoming as he was a staff of Mobil Producing Ltd and instrumental to the development of Eket and Ibeno.
The President used the visit to commend The Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio for his leadership of The National Assembly, he described Akpabio as a round peg in a round hole.

In a Release issued by The Special Assistant to the Senate President on Media, Jackson Udom in Uyo and made available to The Matrix Newspaper, the President is on a working visit and grand reception rally.
According to the Release, the President poured encomiums on Akpabio and Eno while officially commissioning the new Victor Attah International Airport Terminal building on Friday.
At the Godswill Akpabio stadium, The President approved the construction of the Ibom Deep Seaport which attracted a resounding ovation from the mammoth crowd.
“ According to Tinubu, “I recognise our host governor, Pastor Umo Eno and other members of the National Assembly here present, but let me single out our very able and respected Senate President who has navigated the affairs of the parliament very effectively.”

Tinubu described his visit as home-coming saying, “I worked here as a Mobil Auditor. We built Ibeno, developed Eket and I never knew I would be the President of Nigeria one day. We did what we needed to do.”

He commended Governor Eno for his achievements so far in office, noting, “Governor Eno is a great man of conscience, commitment and visionary. When your request for the upgrade of the airport got to my desk, I didn’t hesitate because of your track record of performance.”

The President ceremonially cut the tape to signal the commencement of the inauguration of the new airport terminal.” The Release read in part.