“Don’t just give hand-outs, give them a hand to get up”_ Umo Eno admonishes in Christmas message
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has urged politicians and well to do members of the society to use the opportunity of Christmas to lift the down trodden around them by offering meaningful help to them and not just offering handouts.
The governor who made the appeal on Monday in his Christmas message to the people said if people help one another especially the poor ones in their midst it would facilitate collective growth, development and progress in the State.
According to him, “we will continue to flow with the waves of love and amity and as you celebrate this day, please remember to reach out to those who may have fallen on the rough patches of life.
“Don’t just give hand-outs, give them a hand to get up and let us together ARISE and work to extend the frontiers of the Golden Era of our collective growth, development and progress.”
He also called on the people to continue to live in peace and unity and eschew divisive tendencies, noting that politics is long gone and It’s now time for governance.
“We should bury and throw into the trash can, the cards of hatred, of whipping non-existence schisms and of demonizing our leaders and symbols of authority. From Ibibio to Annang lands, to Oro Nation, to Obolo, we are united and shaped by the language of love and unity. We are homogenous. Therefore, let no one throw a poisonous substance into our otherwise calm waters of unity and kindred spirit.”
While reiterating his commitment to ensuring the welfare of workers even as he had paid them 13 months salary christened “Eno-Mber”, Governor Eno promised to create enabling environment for Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, (SMEs).
