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The Akwa Ibom State Government has declared Friday, November 29, 2024, as a work-free day in honour of the late First Lady, Mrs Patience Eno.
This was contained in a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Enobong Uwah, in Uyo, the state capital, on Wednesday.
According to him, the decision is to enable Akwa Ibomites and other well-wishers to pay their last respects to the departed First Lady.
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Patience Eno passed away on September 26, 2024, after a brief sickness.
She will be laid to rest at the governor’s hometown, Ikot Ekpene Udo, in the Nsik-Ibium Local Government Area of the state on November 29, 2024.
The statement read, “Further to the final home-going programme of our departed First Lady, Her Excellency, Pastor (Mrs) Patience Umo Eno, the Akwa Ibom State Government, in consultation with the bereaved family, has declared Friday, November 29, 2024, a work-free day in honour of our dear mother.
“This is to enable Akwa-Ibomites to pay their last respect to our mother at her obsequies in Ikot Ekpene Udo, Nsik Ubuim Local Government Area of the state on that day.”
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Meanwhile, earlier Eno expressed that the outpouring of affection from individuals and groups has made his late wife, Patience, more significant in death than she was in life.
Governor Eno made the statement during a condolence visit by the College of Permanent Secretaries, led by the Dean, Mrs. Stella Etukakpan, at his family home in Ikot Ekpene Udo, Nsit Ubium Local Government Area.
The governor acknowledged the immense tributes and love shown to his late wife, noting that her memory has grown even larger in death due to the outpouring support. He thanked the Permanent Secretaries for their heartfelt condolences and solidarity during this difficult time.
He said: “On behalf of my family, I want to thank you the Permanent Secretaries for this visit. Honestly ,the outpour of this love we received has become a tonic to keep us. My wife has become larger in death than when she was alive. We thank you.
He appreciated the college for their dedication to duty, describing them as the engine of governance without which administration will halt and particularly appreciated them for bringing their wealth of experience to bear in the state administration.
The governor noted that twenty-two Permanent Secretaries have been appointed and assured of more appointments before the end of the first quarter of next year to fill the existing vacancies in Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, MDAs, and congratulated the college for producing a Judge in Equity.
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He announced a car gift to the Permanent Secretaries, assuring that they would take delivery of the cars before the Christmas holiday, and solicited their support in-service delivery and during the homegoing ceremonies in honour of his late wife culminating in the interment on the 29th of November.
“We are eternally grateful to you for your support at work. In one year we had twenty-two Permanent Secretaries and we needed more. I’m sure probably before the end of the first quarter of next year, we are going to appoint some more to fill existing vacancies in the ministries. One of you has become a Judge in Equity so the college has produced a Judge.
“I’m sure very soon all of you will have brand new cars. The SSG has concluded on that. If you don’t get your cars before the Christmas holiday hold the Accountant General responsible.
“We want to thank you seriously for the work you’re doing. Without you, the engine of government will stop. Thank you for your understanding. Thank you for bringing your wealth of experience to bear.
“We are the temporal people and you’re the permanent people: we will come and go, you will remain so it’s that experience that we rely on for guidance. I want to thank you. We trust that you will stand by us until we finally interred her on the 29th. Thank you so much and may God bless you,” he stated.
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