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;
1. 356, 347 total number of votes that won the 2023 Governorship elections
2. 1,020 days His Excellency has spent in office as at 14th March 2026
3. 34 Months of quality Governance
4. 3 Budget cycles implemented
5. 1,200+ kilometers of roads constructed, some ongoing by this Administration
6. 163 Road Projects awarded across the State
7. 57 Rural Access Road Projects connecting farming communities
8. 32 bridges constructed, some ongoing by this Administration
9. 267 Compassionate homes built and handed over indigent citizens
10. 150 housing units constructed for Junior Civil Servants
11. 20 Unit of Duplexes awarded for Construction to serve as Judges Quarters
12. ₦80 billion paid as backlog of gratuities owed civil servants by previous Administrations
13. 52,000 Civil Servants received special bonuses
14. 20,345 teachers paid wardrobe allowances
15. ₦2 billion grants given to farmers
16. 40,900 farmers received farm inputs
17. 2,323 farmers received direct financial grants
18. 50-hectare of land for IBOM model farms
19. More than 30,000 jobs created through ARISE programs
20. 100,000 youths targeted for empowerment programs
21. ₦2 billion grants given to traders and SMEs
22. 800 entrepreneurs received ₦500,000 each
23. 500,000 households benefited from free food distribution
24. 600 elders receive ₦50,000 monthly stipend
25. over 170,000 residents enrolled in the ARISE Health insurance Scheme
26. 2,000 health workers recruited
27. 20,000 students benefiting from bursaries
28. ₦100 million fund for students with disabilities
29 Over 500 total number of Ibom Community Watch personnel on Government payroll
30. Over 700 Personal Aides appointed by The Governor
31. 14 Gun Boats donated to the Nigerian Navy
32. 20 Patrol Vehicles donated to Security Agencies
33. 32, 000 Candidates for civil service Employment received 50.000 Naira lunch support
34. 7688 total number of beneficiaries received grants for farming, trading, equipment support, cars, minibuses during the Town square meetings in the ten federal constituencies
35. 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.
