The appointment of Mr Okon Okon from Ekpene Ibia in Uruan local government area as Chairman board of Internal revenue has endeared Mr Udom Gabriel Emmanuel more to the good people of Uruan local government Area.
This appointment has been long awaited with great expectation. Initially well meaning sons and daughters of Uruan had envisaged the possibility of Mr Okon Okon being sworn as a Commissioner but as destiny would have it he is now Chairman board of Internal revenue,a board of no mean repute.
Mr Okon Okon is a seasoned financial expert with years of experience in private sector. He remains one of the newly injected professionals in the Akwa Ibom project for optimum administrative result that should aid in the Industrialization drive of Mr Udom Emmanuel led Administration. His appointment sure depicts a square peg in a square hole.
At the reception held in his country home after being sworn in,Uruan people with unreserved ecstasy trooped in willingly to celebrate with their son in appreciation of a promise keeping governor; Mr Udom Emmanuel.
The appointment of Mr Okon Okon certainly has
unified Uruan to an extend worth applauding the Wisdom of the States
helmsman. Mr Okon Okon is more of a Professional than a Politician and
is yet to be encumbered with the diverging idiosyncratic challenges that
saliently nibbles at the core fabric of Uruan people.
At his reception, all political zones were highly represented with dignitaries. The hitherto tensed ambiance usually felt vacillated, past Political Office holders, Chairmen of Council, Zonal Political leaders made their way to the venue even under the rain as a show of gratitude to Mr Udom Emmanuel for finding their Son Worthy of trust to man such a demanding Commission that the whole state looks upon as the engine room of timely and effective productivity.
Mr Okon Okon in his speech thanked Mr Udom Emmanuel for keeping faith with Uruan people through the the creation of the South East Clan, major road construction projects that links Uruan and its environs, he appreciated the Governor for the ranch at Adadia and the world class housing Estate at Ibiaku, he could not hold back his joy for the Akwa Prime hatchery at Mbiaya Uruan which has transformed Uruan to a busy business location that welcomes further development.
Projecting further, Mr Okon enjoined Uruan Indigenes to get
ready to return Mr Udom Emmanuel to the hill top mansion come 2019
based on his magnanimity towards Uruan Nation within 24 months in office
as Governor.
Nonetheless, its worthy of note,that Uruan has four clans/zones and three of these clans have either an SA to the Governor or a political appointee who links the grassroot to the centre except the south south clan/zone.
Its generally believed that the south south
is left out for constant ravishing by APC because of none inclusion in
governance,but we from the south south in particular and Uruan as a
whole having received with joy the appointment of our brother are
optimistic that the south south will soon be remembered has God makes
all things beautiful in His time.
Present at the Reception from Uruan were the Political leader of Uruan; Obong Prince Ekpe Atakpo,The Transition Chairman; Dr Edwin Okon, Hon Aniekan Bassey: Member representing Uruan in AKHA,The Coordinator of SAs to the Governor Grassroot Mobilization and Political groups and Immediate past Chairman of Uruan; Mr Anthony Jude Akan,A former Chairman Uruan LGA; Dr Eventus Edem,Zonal leaders,Stakeholders, Uruan PDP Chapter Chairman and executive, PDP ward Chairmen and Executives,Students,Youth and women groups.
Mr Udom Emmanuel has been very strategic in his inclusiveness approach towards Uruan local government area and is sure to make a home run with votes from Uruan Nation come 2019.
® Micheal Joseph Okon writes from Ituk Mbang Village, Uruan LGA.
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