Hon. Uko Umoh, Chairman, Etinan Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State.
Our Reporter
Nigeria’s elite tabloid, Leadership Newspaper has named Hon. Uko Umoh, Chairman of Etinan local government area, Akwa Ibom State, as an Exemplar.
The newspaper, in a special project publication in its Monday 25th August 2025 edition, named Hon. Umoh alongside five other distinguished Nigerians as Exemplars – models of excellence worth emulating.
Personalities named as Exemplars by the publication were, the Senate Deputy Minority Whip, Senator Rufai Sani Hanga; the Chief Executive Officer, Aero Contractors Company of Nigeria Limited, Captain Ado Sanusi; the Registrar/CEO, Community Health Practitioners Registration Board of Nigeria, Dr. Bashir Idris (Lifidin Jama’a).
Others are, Chairman/CEO, House of Destiny Global Services and Founder of Destiny Messengers Ministry International, Pastor Israel Olajumoke; and Chairman/CEO, Marvelous Mike Press, Engr. Akinola Michael.
According to the Newspaper, the Exemplars are “standout achievers, visionaries, innovators and leaders across business, corporate leadership, humanitarian service and every sphere of life”.
“What sets them apart is not just their success, but the depth of the challenges they tackle and the purposeful lives they lead. They are influential, inspiring, and unmistakably high-value individuals”, the media organisation added.
Hon. Umoh who is a media entrepreneur, grassroots mobiliser and politician, was recognised for the impact of his contributions in journalism development in Akwa Ibom State, humanitarian services, and community development.
He founded UK-Interbiz Resources Company, and The Pulse Group of Newspapers, a media organisation where scores of journalists in Akwa Ibom State cut their eyeteeth in print journalism.
Between 2015 and 2023, Hon. Umoh served meritoriously as Special Assistant on Media to the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, before being appointed Chairman, Transition Committee, Etinan Local Government Area and later elected Chairman of the Council in 2024.
His administration in Etinan local government council towers in performance in many areas including, rural access road intervention, water supply, education, agriculture and human capital development.
