Pastor Umo Eno, Governor-Elect, Akwa Ibom State.
Prince Archibong Life Foundation has given grant of N50,000 each to 10 widows and university scholarship to two students at a victory thanksgiving held in honour of Pastor Umo Eno, Governor-Elect, Akwa Ibom State, by the Foundation.
Speaking at the service on Sunday 2nd April, held at Believers Assembly of Nigeria, Uyo, the Foundation’s chairman, Prince Mendy Archibong, said the group is elated by the glorious victory of Pastor Umo Eno at the governorship polls, hence decided to come and thank God who granted Eno and the PDP victory in the election despite all odds.
Archibong said the Foundation decided to crown the thanksgiving with the empowerment of widows and students as a way to further demonstrate their support for the incoming administration of Pastor Eno which he said will make Akwa Ibom people proud.
He stressed that the Foundation believes in the prospects of the ARISE agenda of Pastor Eno, most especially in its plans for rural development, entrepreneurship and human capital development, which he said are in sync with the mission of Prince Archibong Life Foundation.
Archibong, who is a serial industrialist with investment interests in manufacturing, industrial chemicals, oil and gas, encouraged the congregation to give total support for the incoming administration.
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“Our incoming Governor, Pastor Umo Eno is a successful entrepreneur with a wealth of experience in how to grow business to success. He will deploy that experience to help Akwa Ibom people become big entrepreneurs too, thereby creating more jobs, stimulating economic growth and wealth.”
“A lot of people misunderstood him when he talked about ‘happy hour’. When people have jobs, when businesses boom, people will naturally be happy and can celebrate such success in their own way. So what he meant was that he will have jobs, business will flourish, so it will be a period of happiness to all.”
Prince Mendy Archibong, Chairman Prince Archibong Life Foundation, flanked by His Eminence Prelate Isaiah Isong, presenting cash to one of the 10 widows.
The industrialist said Prince Archibong Life Foundation was founded in December 2019 to render humanitarian services to widows, orphans and youths.
Speaking on the theme of the service, “Victory thanksgiving”, Prelate Isaiah Isong, who is also the President General of Fathers in Faith for Good Governance, emphasized the need for Christians to continually thank God for all His benefits.
Prelate Isaiah who took his homily from 2nd Samuel Chapter 22, said that many Christians have been “too unthankful to God and ungrateful to God” particularly for the gifts of good health and life.
While commending Prince Archibong Life Foundation which he described as a “special visionary group” for being the first to come to the cathedral from where Pastor Umo Eno was sent forth on the mission of governorship to thank God for his victory in the election, the Prelate said Eno’s victory was a victory for the Church.
The church in a thank you message to the Foundation, Hon. Justice Eme Ekong, lauded Prince Archibong Life Foundation, for choosing the Beleivers Assembly of Nigeria for their thanksgiving and for using the event to bless the lives of widows and students.
Responding on behalf of the benefiting widows, Madam Nkoyo Alphonsus Udoh, prayed God to bless the Foundation.
Within the its three years of existence, Prince Archibong Life Foundation has committed more than N150 million into community services with the aim to improve rural commerce and reduce poverty by providing grant to women for agriculture, sponsoring vocational trainings for youths, and scholarships to students.
The Foundation has invested tremendously in Water Hygiene and Sanitation through rehabilitation of abandoned and dilapidated water projects in schools and communities in Obot Akara, subsidized healthcare for the poor and run a special care project for widows.
The victory thanksgiving service was graced by the Dean, College of Board Chairmen and the Executive Chairman, Akwa Ibom State Internal Revenue Service, Mr. Okon Okon, and the Chairman of Ibom Power Company, Engr. Etido Inyang, among others.
