Umo Bassey Eno (born 24 April 1964) is a Nigerian clergyman and

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who is the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. He was the former Commissioner for Lands and Water Resources in

Akwa Ibom State Akwa Ibom is a States of Nigeria, state in the South South, South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It borders Cross River State to the east, Rivers State and Abia State to the west and north-west, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. The state ...

, and the founder of All Nations Christian Ministry International.

Early life and education

Eno was born on 24 April 1964, in his hometown, Ikot Ekpene Udo in

Nsit-Ubium Nsit-Ubium is in the south south of Nigeria and is a Local Government Areas of Nigeria, Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. It is commonly referred to as Nsit amongst others (Nsit Atai, Nsit Ibom and Nsit Ubium) by the akwaibomites. Histo ...

Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. He attended Local Authority Primary School in

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, where he got his first school leaving certificate. He also attended St. Francis Secondary School in

Eket Eket is one of the 31 local government areas in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The name ''Eket'' or Ekid also refers to the indigenous people of the region who are the Ibibio people of the southern part of Ibibioland and to their dialect which is E ...

, Akwa Ibom State and Victory High School in

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, Lagos State, for his secondary education. He obtained a

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in Public Administration from the

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and later a

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in the same field.

Career

After his secondary school education, he worked at Union Bank for some years before moving to Bertola Machine Tools Nigeria Limited and then to Norman Holdings Limited, where he became the chief executive officer (CEO) before setting up Royalty Groups, which belongs to him. In 2021, he was appointed Commissioner for Lands and Water Resources in

Akwa Ibom Akwa Ibom is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It borders Cross River State to the east, Rivers State and Abia State to the west and north-west, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. The state takes its name from the Qua ...

State by Governor

Udom Emmanuel Udom Gabriel Emmanuel (born 11 July 1966) is a Nigerian politician and accountant who served as governor of Akwa Ibom State from 2015 to 2023. He contested for the office of governor in the April 2015 elections on the platform of Peoples D ...

and later resigned from the position to run for the governorship. He won the election and became governor under the platform of the PDP, but on June 6, 2025, he announced his defection to the All Progressive Congress.,

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eno, Umo 1964 births Living people People from Akwa Ibom State 21st-century Nigerian politicians Peoples Democratic Party state governors of Nigeria Governors of Akwa Ibom State