Akwa Ibom state Governor, Pastor UMO ENO has said that fromFebruary 2025, the town hall meetings in federal constituencies of the state will begin in earnest.

The Governor was speaking at the State’s Special Inter-Denominational New Year Thanksgiving Covenant Service held in at the Worship center yesterday.

Recall that during the inter-ministerial briefing held in December 2024, the Pastor ENO had hinted that town hall meetings will be prioritized to encourage increased access to community members at the grass root and to stay in tuned with the need of citizens.

Governor UMO ENO at the service asked the community leaders across party lines to meet ahead of the town halls, for adequate planning on how to show up at the grass root engagement.

The Governor while also announcing his plans to empower small and medium enterprises across the ten federal Constituencies of the state urged Entrepreneurs to upload a two minute video of their businesses to a platform that will be launched later this week.

He highlighted that the businesses per a local government will be supported with a grant of five million naira each.

The Governor added that he will be holding three major summits and conferences this year, maintaining that the deputy governor, Sen. AKON EYAKENYI will be heading the committee.