The Governor of Akwa Ibom state; Pastor Umo Eno has appointed 368 Personal Assistants across every ward of the 31 Local Government Areas of the state.

This was contained in a New release made available to Inspiration 105.9 FM, Uyo by the Secretary to the state Government; Prince Enobong Uwah, which stated that the appointments were with immediate effect from October 1, 2023, adding that the appointees would be sworn in on Monday, October 2nd.

The appointment was in fulfilment of Governor Eno’s promise of ensuring grassroots involvement in governance.

“In fulfilment of his promise of ensuring grassroots involvement in governance, Governor of Akwa Ibom State, His Excellency Pastor Umo Eno has appointed 368 personal aides to serve in his administration, one from each ward in the state,” he said.

At the inception of his administration, Governor Umo Eno had said he would take governance to the grassroot and urged his Commissioners to always visit and liaise closely with people in their local government areas.