By Egufe Yafugborhi & Chioma Onuegbu
The First Woman of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has praised Governor Umo Eno’s choice to nominate his daughter, Mrs. Helen Eno Obareki, to take over the function of First Woman of Akwa Ibom State following the passing of his spouse, Pastor Endurance Umo Eno.
Throughout a condolence go to to the Eno household in Uyo on Friday, Senator Tinubu expressed her assist for Helen Eno Obareki’s appointment, noting that it displays practices seen in the US and is a considerate technique to maintain the late Endurance Eno’s legacy, significantly by way of her pet venture, the Golden Initiative For All (GIFA).
Senator Tinubu was accompanied on the condolence go to by Hajia Nana Shettima, spouse of the Vice President, in addition to wives of state governors and presiding officers of the Nationwide Meeting.
Governor Umo Eno, in his remarks, mirrored on his deep bond together with his late spouse. “I married her when she was 19, and I used to be 22. I referred to as her Oluwa-Kemi as a result of she was really a present from God, a supply of consolation and succor,” he mentioned. “We went by way of many challenges collectively, and we shared in each victories and losses. Her passing is an irreplaceable loss for me. She was my embodiment of the biblical virtuous lady, my best supporter, and likewise my hardest critic. Her absence will likely be felt for the remainder of my life.”
On the transition of the First Woman’s duties, Governor Eno launched his daughter, Mrs. Helen Eno Obareki, stating, “It’s not a simple job forward. However to keep up the Workplace of the First Woman and carry ahead my late spouse’s work, I current our daughter, Helen, to proceed the duties of the workplace. She’s going to work carefully with the Deputy Governor and the Commissioner for Ladies’s Affairs and Social Welfare.”
The governor expressed his full confidence in his daughter’s potential to protect the values and imaginative and prescient of her late mom, pledging to maintain the tasks initiated by way of the First Woman’s Workplace.
In her response, Senator Tinubu acknowledged Pastor Endurance Eno’s assist for her personal nationwide pet venture in addition to her dedication to her husband’s ARISE governance agenda. “Politics apart, we’re all Nigerians, and one of many issues I thank God for is the chance to indicate love and care once we meet individuals. I need to thank God for Endurance’s life, although brief, she accomplished her race. Could God consolation you, your loved ones, and your kids. I’ll all the time be right here for you,” she assured the governor.
Turning to Helen, Senator Tinubu provided phrases of encouragement: “Helen, your mother didn’t convey you to me for nothing, and it’s a blessing that your mother’s colleagues and the Vice President’s spouse are right here to assist you. I do know you properly, and I imagine God will information you. You’ll accomplish much more than your mom, and He’ll grant you good well being.”
Governor Eno, addressing rumors of him taking a second spouse, made gentle of the scenario throughout a separate condolence go to from Senate President Godswill Akpabio. “I’m not contemplating remarrying anytime quickly,” he mentioned, joking that he doesn’t have the cash to pay one other bride worth. He emphasised that the emptiness left by his late spouse can’t be crammed. “Her legacy will reside on in our hearts. She initiated a number of tasks, and that’s why I launched our daughter, Helen, to the First Woman. She’s going to step in to coordinate the work, making certain that the Workplace of the First Woman continues the packages my spouse began.”