Account For Your Stewardship, Eno Tells Appointees

To entrench value addition and ethical standards in his administration under the ARISE Agenda, Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, has begun performance review of all ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs).

The governor has directed all appointees including commissioners to render accounts of their stewardship in a bid to set the governance agenda, identity priority projects and strengthen service delivery across MDAs.

Eno flagged off the 2026 ministerial briefing for the appointees.

While declaring the inter-ministerial , briefing open, which is expected to last two-week, the governor told the enlarged State Executive Council (SEC) meeting at the Council Chambers, Government House, Uyo, the briefing was necessary, timely, strategic, and necessary for proper performance index assessment.

Governor Eno explained that the ministerial briefings would provide Commissioners, Heads of Agencies and Managing Directors the opportunity to “render accounts of stewardship, consolidate achievements recorded over the past two and a half years, and align their operations with the ARISE Agenda of the administration.”

He, therefore, charged them to make structured, concise and data-driven presentations, clearly demonstrating how their activities have impacted their staff and the people of Akwa Ibom State.

The exercise, he explained, “is to deepen accountability, improve coordination across MDAs and ensure that governance outcomes remain people-centred and results-oriented.”

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the governor, therefore, urged Commissioners to return to their respective political strongholds to mobilise residents for voter registration, noting that the current turnout remains unsatisfactorily low.

He disclosed that 2026 would be a year of intensive governance and political engagements with plans to execute over 60 priority projects, in addition to ongoing road construction across the state.

He announced that from February, three Commissioners will be scheduled for regular briefings coordinated by the Commissioner for Information, while the Chief Press Secretary, Mr Ekerete Udoh, would continue to feature Commissioners weekly on radio programmes, including Matters Arising.

Governor Eno also directed contractors handling government projects to prioritise the fixing of potholes, particularly within the Uyo metropolis, as the dry season sets in, stressing that funds have been released for immediate intervention.

He charged Commissioners to be more proactive in the discharge of their duties, warning that excuses would not be tolerated, as “2026 is a year of action, delivery and measurable results.”