Nigeria, Jan. 3 -- When Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State mounted the altar of his church - All Nations Christian Ministry International, Eket - 23 November 2025, worshippers expected a sermon. What followed instead was an unfiltered governance proclamation: threats, confessions, and a window into how contracts may be awarded and enforced in the oil-rich state.
"If you are blessed in this church and you have a contract, go and finish it, because if you don't finish it, I will pursue you- with the police and everything," Governor Eno declared.
The governor did not stop there. In an emotional tone, he narrated how a young man from his village - Ikot Ekpene Udo - was allegedly awarded a state contract despite never bidding for it.
"The gu...