Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State Wednesday paid a visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Speaking after a closed door meeting with the President, the governor elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said “politics is over and governance has started.”
Eno pledged to work with the federal government to ensure that citizens of his state get dividends of democracy.
The governor of Akwa Ibom governor, who was not at Wednesday’s president’s maiden parley with the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), made some requests which Tinubu promised to look into.
“We came to visit with the President, to congratulate him on the election and his swearing-in and to pledge our support, our commitment and our loyalty to the President and the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Politics is over and governance has started. So, Akwa Ibom is an integral part of Nigeria and we have to work with the federal government to ensure that Akwa Ibomite will see the benefits of democracy and we cannot do that if we work standing apart.
President has directed that state governors, of course, should work on palliatives for the citizenry.
“We will do just that there are a number of things and as we get into early next week if you focus on Akwa Ibom, you will see various things we are going to put in place to support our people and shield them from the effects of the subsidy removal.”
The president had earlier met with Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State.
