Famous quotes
Quotes by famous people, credited to who said them. Your own quotes must not match any of these. More are added all the time. 1,158,269 quotes Who coined it · How we decide
EnglishItalianoPolskiעבריתFrançaisPortuguêsفارسیEspañol中文РусскийDeutschالعربيةहिन्दी日本語ΕλληνικάLatina
Umo Eno
147 quotes
“You do not abandon your foot soldiers shortly after a successful execution of a major victory.”
“You were brought back to ensure and facilitate continuity and you must justify this trust we have invested in you.”
“Please do not come to me, to report efforts, bring me results.”
“Akwa Ibom people want results.”
“Governance starts at the grassroots, you must be a symbol of government in your local government and ward levels, and must engage your people regularly.”
“Akwa Ibom people are waiting for us to connect the dots in the rural areas, by bringing massive development in those areas and change the narratives and circumstance of our rural dwellers.”
“We owe them the continuous joy of living in a safe and secure state.”
“This Ministry will continue to collaborate with our security agencies and work towards ensuring the peace we have enjoyed is maintained and deepened, so investors and tourists will continue to make our State their destination of choice.”
“We owe our children the best public funded education possible.”
“Our people are exceptionally gifted and all we need, is to galvanize them towards productive enterprises.”
“The job and responsibilities of each of the Honourable Commissioners and Special Adviser are well spelt-out in the Roadmap, so I expect you to work harmoniously, so together, we will deliver good governance to our people.”
“Together, we will deliver good governance to our people and prove to the world that indeed, this great State, truly is the Land of Promise.”
“We have invited you all, for this policy talk-shop appropriately tagged “Akwa Ibom Dialogue”, so we can come and reason together across party and ideological lines and move the needle of development of our dear State further.”
“The answer is simple: In the course of my electioneering campaigns, I had made a firm promise and commitment to operate a government where all strands of thought from Akwaibomites across party lines, and other policy experts drawn from all corners of our dear nation and in the Diaspora would be sought and canvassed.”
“The ARISE Agenda is a detailed and well-articulated governance document.”
“Akwa Ibom State belongs to us all, we have no other State to go to, except this great State. We must de-emphasize politics of destruction, we must eschew hatred, we must deepen the cords of our unity and we must invest in the sustainable growth and development of this great State.”
“I envision a vibrant, inclusive, diversified and highly industrialized economy for this State, using highly developed human and material resources.”
“This Government is determined to improve the condition of living in the rural areas.”
“We will continue to provide economically viable roads to stimulate the economy of our rural dwellers.”
“We will ignite agricultural revolution in this State, with integrated farms, investment in oil palm plantations.”
“We will equip our people with the necessary skills to be competitive.”
“We will invest deeply in tourism industry, which today thanks to Ibom Air, has made our State, a destination of choice for Nigerians and other foreigners.”
“As a pastor, I believe in law and order, and would not encourage betting, but where it exists, it must be properly regulated.”
“The newly established institutions include the Senior Citizens Centre, the Hotels and Tourism Dev. Commission, Ibom Broadcasting Corporation, Emergency Medical Services and Ambulance Systems Agency, Public Procurement Regulatory Agency, Betting and Lottery Regulatory Agency”
“The bills, fourteen in all, spanning all critical sectors, will help expand the gains of our Agenda, providing the legal backing to fill existing gaps with concrete actions and deepen our growth and development so we may spread more dividends of democracy across our society”
“36 years later, it has been a story of God’s awesome grace, of stupendous lifting up even when there was a casting down.”
“Today, the State that, upon her creation, thirty six years ago, was a dusty rural backwater, where the roads were narrow and at most looked like bush tracks, now enjoys the enviable position of being the sub national with possibly the best road network in the nation.”
“Fellow Akwa Ibomites, you will agree with me, that in 36 years, we have made giant leaps in every sector of the human experience.”
“It is because of the performance of our past leaders that I am daily being motivated to continue from where they had stopped.”
“I remain deeply committed to ushering in a vibrant, inclusive, diversified and highly industrialized economy through the use of highly developed human and material resources.”
“Today, a mere 36 years after her creation, the capital City of Uyo which was a dusty provincial headquarters with homes that composed of some smattering of thatched houses, boasts of some of the most elegant estates with beautiful homes you will find anywhere in the world.”
“Our State, 36 years later, is the only sub national with a thriving commercial airline, Ibom Air, that has become the nation’s most preferred airline, thus cementing our position as both a tourism magnet and a destination for investors.”
“Our children are smashing records.”
“Our reading culture has been ignited.”
“The vision is clear and distinct.”
“The key elements of the ARISE Agenda is to open up our rural areas.”
“We would be right on track with our rural development agenda.”
“I come to you this morning full of gratitude to God and to you my dear people for the great journey of purpose we have collectively undertaken in the past 38 years.”
“It has been a journey of renewal, of phenomenal growth, of undiluted peace, of the deepening of bonds of unity, kindred spirit and pride in our collective identity.”
“Thirty-eight years ago, that dream came alive with the creation of our dear State, the Land of Promise – a land of valiant and resourceful people, Akwa Ibom State.”
“Today, thirty-eight years later, our State has become the destination of choice, the nation's best kept secret.”
“We are running Akwa Ibom United across party lines.”
“These leaders were passionate, determined and focused in moving our State forward, and we should celebrate and honour them for their service to the State, rather than disrespecting or castigating their legacies. We owe them deep respect.”
“Today, we are determined to expand the frontiers of all those developmental gains and prime our State away from dependency on oil to tourism, which is the new black gold.”
“Through our Governance Blueprint, the ARISE Agenda, we have reignited our passion in agriculture and the need to produce our staple food so our people may have enough to feed their families and to earn income too.”
“The tree crop development plan which we will soon launch will provide generational and sustainable economic prosperity for our people and restore our place as the nation's leading oil palm producers.”
“Let me end this broadcast by again appealing to you, my dear people, to remain united, peaceful, and hopeful. As the political season unfolds, I urge us not to allow the flaming passion of politics to divide us. Elections will come and go, but the Akwa Ibom spirit of love and brotherhood will remain. We are running Akwa Ibom United across party lines.”