A renowned tech entrepreneur and grassroots mobiliser, Akparawa Godwin Enang, popularly known as Goddafi, has commended Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State over his recent recognition in Ghana and Egypt, describing the honours as well-deserved.
Goddafi, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Goddafi Computers and Communications and a former member of the Pastor Umo Eno Campaign Organisation, gave the commendation on Tuesday during a live phone-in programme on a private radio station in Uyo.
He said the twin awards; the Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize (LAAP) presented to the governor by the Millennium Excellence Foundation in Kumasi, Ghana, and another recognition by the African Women Summit in Cairo, Egypt, were a clear reflection of Governor Eno’s performance in office, particularly his inclusive and people-focused governance.
Describing the governor as a “true messiah for the people of Ikono,” the Ikono-born ICT expert said Pastor Umo Eno’s track record in just two years in office speaks for itself.
“Governor Umo Eno has done in two years what others could not achieve in four. These recognitions are not by chance. They are earned. And I dare say, he deserves even more,” Goddafi stated.
He noted that the Lifetime Achievement Prize, which placed Governor Eno in the league of continental leaders such as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria and former Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama, was not just a boost for the state but a clear sign that Akwa Ibom was now firmly on the continental development radar.
“From Kumasi to Cairo, Governor Eno is being celebrated not for politics but for real impact, education, healthcare, agriculture, rural development, women empowerment and transparency in governance. These are the things the world is watching, and they are the same things our people here in Ikono are already benefitting from,” he said.
Citing the ongoing 7.9km Ring Road III project, the flag-off of the Nsai Use–Nkwot Edem Edet Road with its twin-span bridges, and the 21.5km Ikot Anyan–Nung Ukim Road project, Goddafi maintained that such massive interventions in rural infrastructure under the ARISE Agenda showed the governor’s sincerity and capacity.
“This is why I have always said he is not just a governor. He is the messiah that God sent to wipe away the tears of our people. These awards are proof that the rest of Africa agrees with us,” he added.
He praised the governor’s town square meetings across federal constituencies as a novel way of building participatory governance, describing them as a bold departure from the aloof style of leadership common in the past.
“No governor in the history of this state has sat with the people like this, taking notes and promising to factor their needs into the state budget. That is what leadership should be. That is why I score him 100 percent,” the businessman said.
Goddafi also used the opportunity to encourage other Akwa Ibomites at home and in the diaspora to support the governor, saying the only way to sustain the current tempo of development was through collective support across partylines.
“As far as we in Ikono are concerned, we have made the right choice. We stood with Pastor Umo Eno in 2023, and we are standing with him still. By the time he leaves office in 2031, he will go down as the best governor Akwa Ibom has ever had,” Goddafi declared.
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