Government declares Friday as public Holiday
The Akwa Ibom State Government has declared Friday, November 29, 2024, as a work-free day in honour of the late First Lady, Mrs Patience Eno.
A statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Enobong Uwah, in Uyo, the state capital, on Wednesday, noted that the decision is to enable Akwa Ibomites and other well-wishers to pay their last respects to the departed First Lady.
Our heritage reporter Online reports that she passed away on September 26, 2024, after a brief sickness.
She will be laid to rest at the governor’s home town, Ikot Ekpene Udo, in the Nsik-Ibium Local Government Area of the state on November 29, 2024.
The statement read, “Further to the final home-going programme of our departed First Lady, Her Excellency, Pastor (Mrs) Patience Umo Eno, the Akwa Ibom State Government, in consultation with the bereaved family, has declared Friday, November 29, 2024, a work-free day in honour of our dear mother.
“This is to enable Akwa-Ibomites to pay their last respect to our mother at her obsequies in Ikot Ekpene Udo, Nsik Ubuim Local Government Area of the state on that day.
“May the gentle soul of our departed First Lady find repose in the bosom of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.”
