Photos: Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno Appoints Daughter First Lady

Governor Umo Eno with First Lady, Oluremi Tinub; pictures courtesy of Channels

The Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno, has appointed his daughter, Helen Eno Obareki  to take over the office of the First Lady of the state.

The governor who just lost his wife, announced the appointment during the visit of the Nigerian First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu on condolence visit to Uyo yesterday.

He said the office would continue functioning with his daughter as coordinator as a way of immortalising his late wife.

“It is not an easy task ahead, but to continue to sustain the office of the First Lady, I want to please introduce our daughter Helen and hand her over to you Ma.

“She will continue to coordinate the office, your Excellency. She will be working with all of our mothers, the Deputy Governor, and the Commissioner for Women’s Affairs,” Governor Eno stated.

The governor with his daughter, Mrs Helen Eno Obareki

The grieving governor said his daughter should be able to sustain the legacy that his late wife left behind.

Going back memory lane briefly, he said: “I got married to my wife when she was 19 years, and I was 22.

“I called her Oluwa-Kemi because God gave her to me as a comforter, someone who gave me succour.

“We have journeyed through life, thick and thin, victories and defeats.

“We are perplexed because we have lost someone irreplaceable,” the governor said.

“She was my biblical description of a virtuous woman in all ramifications.

“She was my Cheerleader and also my best critic. So for me, the mourning is a lifetime mourning.”

Governor Umo Eno also used the opportunity to appreciate the president and the First Lady, stating:

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“This visit and this very big delegation, with Her Excellency’s sister wives of governors and all of the entourage that you have brought, further confirms that you are the mother of the nation,” he said.

Nigerians from all walks have been extending their condolences over the sudden demise of his wife, Late Patience Eno, whom he has describes as his back bone.