PHOTOS: Gov Eno Reaffirms Commitment to Youth Employment, Says Ibom International Hotel Will Create More Jobs
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to creating more employment opportunities for youths and other residents of the state, describing job creation as a deliberate process that requires strategic planning and investments.
The Governor stated this on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, while responding to questions from Government House Correspondents shortly after inspecting the ongoing Ibom International Hotel project in Uyo.
He explained that the hotel project, alongside other developments within the Tropicana area, had already provided direct and indirect employment for several Akwa Ibom indigenes, noting that more opportunities would emerge upon its completion.
Eno described the project as part of his administration’s commitment to fulfilling its promises to the people and laying a solid foundation for sustainable employment generation.
“What we promised Akwa Ibom people, we are delivering. You can imagine for yourself how many people this project is employing now and what it will employ when it is finished,” he said.
The Governor stressed that employment opportunities do not emerge without deliberate efforts, explaining that his administration was making strategic investments and establishing the necessary structures to create sustainable jobs.
“If you don’t create a foundation, you can’t build on it. You don’t create employment in the air. You deliberately and intentionally prepare, put something on the ground and then employ people to work,” he stated.
He further cited the recent recruitment of 4,000 civil servants, who had just undergone an orientation exercise, as evidence of his administration’s commitment to expanding employment opportunities.
According to him, the recruitment process was carefully planned, with the government taking deliberate steps to determine the number of personnel required.
“We have just done orientation for 4,000 newly employed civil servants. We didn’t create it in the air. I took time to explain how we arrived at the number. So these things are precept upon precept,” he explained.
The Governor noted that the inspection formed part of his routine visits to ongoing project sites, particularly those within areas receiving attention from his administration.
Eno undertook the inspection shortly after addressing the 4,000 newly recruited public servants at their orientation exercise held at the Ibom Tropicana Event Centre, Uyo.
He was accompanied by the Chief of Staff, Mr Aniefiok Johnson, members of the State Executive Council and other government officials.
