In a spontaneous pleasant surprise, winners in the 2024 Christmas Unplugged Season 2.0, Sights and Sounds of Local Government Areas competition , have smiled home with an unexpected staggering winning prize of N155M (One Hundred and Fifty-Five Million Naira).
The Winners as declared by the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno PhD are the entire 31 LGAs that participated effectively and committed towards clinching the prizes hitherto lined-up for the Top 3 LGAs in the Sights and Sounds segment of the Christmas Unplugged Season 2.0.
This Winning Prize presentation brings officially to an end, the 32 days 2024 Christmas Unplugged Season 2.0, celebration, which lasted from December 01, 2024 to January 01, 2025, featuring a showcase of the Cultural heritage and Tourism potentials of all the 31 Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom State.
Announcing the Winning prize sum of N155M, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Mrs. Grace Akpan said, the surprise declaration of all the 31 LGAs of the State Winners in the Christmas Unplugged Season 2.0, is a demonstration of the large heart, benevolence spirit and the all inclusive governance disposition of Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno PhD.
The Tourism Permanent Secretary disclosed that, with the whopping Prize sum, each of the 31 LGAs will be carting home the sum of N5M as reward for participating effectively in the LG Sights and Sounds competition.
Mrs. Grace Akpan who was speaking at the Evening of Grants and Empowerment organized by the State Government at the Amphitheatre, Unity Park, Uyo expressed deep gratitude to the State Governor for his show of love and magnanimity towards the people of Akwa Ibom State since assumption of office.
Mrs. Grace Akpan had earlier in her presentation explained the modalities involved in the selection of Winners in the Christmas Unplugged Season 2.0 where she enlisted the A-List team put together to carry out the process and enumerated the criteria used in selecting Winners in the Christmas Unplugged contest to include: Organization and Coordination; Contingent Appearance and Number of Cultural troupes, Local Cusines on Display, Major Economic and Cultural activities showcased and functional use of local dialects in presentation.
She said the Christmas Unplugged programme is part of measures enunciated in the ARISE Agenda of Governor Umo Eno geared towards the development of entrepreneurship and Tourism in the State.
The evening which witnessed presentation of different categories of grants to different groups was spiced with performances by Flavour, Misto Xto, young professionals, among others.
The evening was graced the State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno PhD, the Coordinator of the Office of the First Lady, Lady Helen Obareki, the political class as well as d’ creme of Akwa Ibom society.
