Umo Eno Endorses Tinubu for Second Term, Links Support to Coastal Highway Completion

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office, tying the call for continuity directly to the completion of the multi-billion-naira Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway.

Speaking at the flag-off of the 65km Akwa Ibom section of the project in Nsit Atai Local Government Area, Eno said the President must be supported to complete eight years in office, warning that handing the ambitious project over to another administration may jeopardize its execution.

“He cannot start this work and abandon it. Somebody else may not finish it,” Eno said, quoting a biblical passage to underscore the importance of consistency in leadership, he added “The hand that has started this work will complete it.”

The governor applauded Tinubu’s inclusion of Akwa Ibom in the highway route, calling it a “strategic blessing” that would open up the state’s coastal economy and improve national integration.

“This is not a right; it could have gone elsewhere. We do not take it for granted,. We are grateful Mr. President is thinking of the people in the coastal areas who have long been cut off from access to urban markets and infrastructure.” He said

President Tinubu, who was represented by Governor Eno at the event, described the project as a core element of his *Renewed Hope Agenda*, noting that the road would catalyze economic activity and foster unity among southern states.

Also speaking, Minister of Works David Umahi, issued a firm warning to host communities to either cooperate with contractors or risk losing the project altogether.

“We will not beg any community,. If there is resistance, we will move the road elsewhere and let you beg to be connected later.” He said