Akwa Ibom at 39: Eno urges unity, warns against interethnic hostility

Akwa Ibom State Governor Pastor Umo Eno has warned that any socio-cultural group using its platform to promote ethnic rivalry would be disbanded immediately.
Last month, a socio-cultural organisation in the state known as Mboho Mkparawa Ibibio had stoked sentiments against Oron, while Ekid people described Oron as having no littoral status in the state, raising ethnic tensions.
But speaking at the Interdenominational Service held at the International Worship Centre in Uyo to mark the 39th anniversary of the creation of the state, Eno called for unity, peace and collective commitment to the development of the state.
The service, which was organised to celebrate 39 years of what the s...