BY | ANIETIE UMANA
His Excellency the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pst Umo Eno-PhD is a Governor of Numbers, at any given event, he talks about data, one of the ways to measure achievement is through verifiable data, we bring you some numbers today in this brief piece, please note that as in any data, there is always an error margin, this is no exception. So, for this piece we probably have an error margin of ±2%.
So here are carefully researched numbers and statistics;
- 356, 347 total number of votes that won the 2023 Governorship elections
- 1,020 days His Excellency has spent in office as at 14th March 2026
- 34 Months of quality Governance
- 3 Budget cycles implemented
- 1,200+ kilometers of roads constructed, some ongoing by this Administration
- 163 Road Projects awarded across the State
- 57 Rural Access Road Projects connecting farming communities
- 32 bridges constructed, some ongoing by this Administration
- 267 Compassionate homes built and handed over indigent citizens
- 150 housing units constructed for Junior Civil Servants
- 20 Unit of Duplexes awarded for Construction to serve as Judges Quarters
- ₦80 billion paid as backlog of gratuities owed civil servants by previous Administrations
- 52,000 Civil Servants received special bonuses
- 20,345 teachers paid wardrobe allowances
- ₦2 billion grants given to farmers
- 40,900 farmers received farm inputs
- 2,323 farmers received direct financial grants
- 50-hectare of land for IBOM model farms
- More than 30,000 jobs created through ARISE programs
- 100,000 youths targeted for empowerment programs
- ₦2 billion grants given to traders and SMEs
- 800 entrepreneurs received ₦500,000 each
- 500,000 households benefited from free food distribution
- 600 elders receive ₦50,000 monthly stipend
- over 170,000 residents enrolled in the ARISE Health insurance Scheme
- 2,000 health workers recruited
- 20,000 students benefiting from bursaries
- ₦100 million fund for students with disabilities
29 Over 500 total number of Ibom Community Watch personnel on Government payroll
- Over 700 Personal Aides appointed by The Governor
- 14 Gun Boats donated to the Nigerian Navy
- 20 Patrol Vehicles donated to Security Agencies
- 32, 000 Candidates for civil service Employment received 50.000 Naira lunch support
- 7688 total number of beneficiaries received grants for farming, trading, equipment support, cars, minibuses during the Town square meetings in the ten federal constituencies
- 10 billion Naira total cash amount disbursed during the ARISE Town square meetings in the ten Federal Constituency
These numbers tell a compelling story of a government focused on infrastructure expansion, economic empowerment, and that of a Governor who is passionate about the social protection, and improved welfare for the people. These numbers are bound to quadruple in the Governor’s second term in office.
