Nigeria, July 7 -- Governor Umo Eno's administration in Akwa Ibom State has paid N81.06 billion in pensions and gratuities to civil servants in its first three years, exceeding the amount paid during the last four years of former Governor Udom Emmanuel's administration, a PREMIUM TIMES review of Akwa Ibom State's audited financial statements has shown.

The review of the state's audited accounts for 2023, 2024 and 2025 indicates that Mr Eno's government disbursed N22.28 billion in 2023, N27.79 billion in 2024 and N30.98 billion in 2025, bringing total payments to N81.06 billion.

By comparison, audited financial statements for Mr Emmanuel's last four years in office show that his administration paid a combined N70.07 billion between 2019 ...