Governor Umo Eno unveils the ARISE 2.0 manifesto for 2027 to 2031 | akstrending.com
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has unveiled ARISE Agenda 2.0, his development blueprint and manifesto for 2027 to 2031, at the Banquet Hall of the ARISE Palm Resort in Uyo. He presented it at the inauguration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) State Campaign Council on Friday, November 13, 2026, as the party builds toward the 2027 general elections.
For a fuller account of the event, including what Governor Eno and Senate President Godswill Akpabio said at the inauguration of the campaign council, read our main report: 2027: Gov Eno promises more audacious projects, unveils manifesto.
The document is titled “My Roadmap for Sustainable Growth and Development” and carries the tagline “Consolidating our Gains, Accelerating our Rise.” It is built around four principles: Performance, Character, Consolidation and Continuity. Governor Eno asks voters to back the APC candidates in the state, including President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and himself and his running mate, Senator Akon Eyakenyi.
The five pillars
ARISE 2.0 keeps the five pillars of the first-term agenda:
- Agricultural Revolution and Food Security
- Rural Development and Community Prosperity
- Infrastructural Renaissance
- Security and Good Governance
- Education and Socio-Economic Advancement
The manifesto also lists focal sectors that include healthcare, tourism, aviation, housing, youth empowerment, the digital economy, power, sports and humanitarian affairs.
Key promises for 2027 to 2031
- Rural roads: 10 kilometres of road in each of the 31 local government areas in the 2027 budget, which adds up to 310 kilometres statewide.
- Housing for the vulnerable: 1,000 more ARISE Compassionate Homes across the wards of the state. The document says about 500 fully furnished two-bedroom homes have been delivered so far.
- Uyo cityscape: a transformation of Uyo and other towns, with dualisation of major connecting roads. Media reports on the unveiling name a proposed Uyo City Centre project as the signature infrastructure initiative.
- Transport: continued investment in road, air and maritime transport, and a push for rail.
- Healthcare: completion of the Ibom Medical City, anchored by the planned 350-bed Ibom International Hospital, which the document says will offer 27 medical specialties.
- Industry: the Itam Industrial Park, which spans about 150 hectares and is meant to attract investment and support manufacturing.
- Power: plans to grow the capacity of Ibom Power from its initial 191MW toward 500MW.
- Agriculture: a move from setting up foundations to scaling up, with more mechanised and commercial farming, oil palm and other tree crops, agro-processing, and Ibom Model Farms in the other two senatorial districts.
- Security: more surveillance cameras and scanners across the 31 local government areas, support for the Ibom Community Watch, and stronger waterways security.
- Education and skills: continued free and compulsory education, examination fee payments and bursaries, together with more technical, vocational and digital skills training.
- Tourism and aviation: a push to make Akwa Ibom a leading destination and to grow the airport and airline business.
The first-term record, as presented
The manifesto devotes much of its length to the record of ARISE 1.0. Among the claims it makes:
- Over 1,500 kilometres of roads and 43 bridges built.
- More than ₦100 billion paid out of about ₦111 billion in inherited pension and gratuity liabilities, as of September 2026.
- 4,000 teachers recruited, and free and compulsory education sustained.
- Over ₦6.8 billion paid in examination fees for more than one million beneficiaries.
- 867,000 people reached by free food distribution.
- A new terminal building at the Victor Attah International Airport, with Ibom Air flying international routes.
- Fifty CNG-powered buses acquired, with a CNG bus terminal built in Uyo.
- A total of 1,057 projects, of which 696 are completed and 361 ongoing, between May 2023 and September 2026.
These figures come from the Governor’s campaign document and have not been independently verified. Readers can see the projects listed on the Umo Eno Legacy portal at umoeno.cavilconsult.com.
The political context
The manifesto’s closing pages call on voters of all backgrounds to support the APC candidates, and it points to February 6, 2027, the date of the governorship and State House of Assembly elections. The Presidential and National Assembly elections come earlier, on January 16, 2027. The unveiling was part of the APC’s updated campaign schedule in the state, which also included a state visit by President Tinubu on November 6 and a series of campaign visits to local government areas through January.
Download the full manifesto
The complete ARISE Agenda 2.0 document, “My Roadmap for Sustainable Growth and Development, 2027 to 2031”, is available as a PDF. It runs to 148 pages and is about 68 MB, so it may take a moment to download on a slow connection.
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