Premier and foremost Support Group of one of the foremost governorship aspirant in Akwa Ibom has announced the election of Mr. Anietie Usen, journalist and author as the first State Chairman of the organisation.
At its first and well-attended State Congress held in Uyo, March 7, 2022, the Chairman of the National Steering Committee of FUEL, Barr. Emmanuel Udosen, also announced the constitution of other members the State Executive Council.
The Council is made up of Dr. Udeme Udofia (Vice Chairman, Uyo Senatorial District); Dr. Anthony Leo Umana (Vice Chairman, Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District), and Engineer Daniel Abia (Vice Chairman, Eket Senatorial District).
The State Secretary of the Support Group is Pastor Tony Okpoho, while the State Legal Adviser is Barr. Udo Joseph Assamudoh. Both the 19-man State Exco and 31 LGA chapters of the group were sworn in by a renowned legal luminary, Barr. Oluwole Akinditure.
Speaking at the occasion, Udosen who is the Chairman of the National Steering Committee Of the Group, described FUEL as a unique and novel political support group and charged the newly inaugurated State and LGAs Excos are called upon to be committed and honest in their drive towards ensuring that Eno would emerge victorious.
Usen, who doubles as Head Of National Media for the Umo Eno Campaign Organisation and Maintain Peace Movement (MPM) in his response said that the Umo Eno political journey is beyond politics but ‘a movement of the people backed by the host of heaven’.
“Pastor Umo Eno is a good man, a good brand and God’s plan” for Akwa Ibom State in in 2023 and beyond. He is a man of peace, tailor-made for this land of peace and serenity’, adding that the state needed a transformational leader in 2023 rather than a transactional politician as governor.
He commended Governor Udom Emmanuel, for identifying the good qualities and character of humility, integrity and vigorous entrepreneurial mindset in the aspirant and predicted that Akwa Ibom people would have cause in the nearest future to look back and thank the Goverbor for endorsing Eno.
“Umo Eno is a guru in SMEs and MSMEs. SMEs and MSMEs are the engine rooms of both developing and developed economies around the world. His credentials as one of the most successful indigenous entrepreneurs, with a staff strength of more than 2000 and a monthly salary bill of more than N26 million speak volumes about the unique capacity and pedigree of this particular overnorship aspirant to advance the entrepreneurial spirit of Akwa people and build the capacity of the coming generation.” Usen said.
FUEL was founded in 2020, initially as a prayer group in All Nations Christian Ministry International, to pray for Umo Eno, the founder and presiding pastor of the church, when he was appointed as Commissioner for Lands and Water Resources in Akwa Ibom State.
Strikingly the group was on a prolonged prayer and fasting even on the day that Governor Udom and key political, religious and traditional stakeholders met on Sunday, January 30, and endorsed Pastor Eno as the preferred successor to Governor Udom Emmanuel.
