The Senior Special Assistant to Akwa state governor on Media, Anietie Usen has presented a book chronicling the travails , prophecies culminating to the victory of his boss, governor Umo Eno to mark the governor’s one year in office.
The book, entitled, “And It Came To Pass” contains 400 pages and was presented to the public on Sunday by the award winning Journalist and former Editor of Newswatch magazine.
The Author, Usen had also published other books to his credit such as ” Audacious Journalism” and “Village Boy ” which won the United Nations prize for its contribution to Sustainable Development Goals( SDG) two years ago.
Setting the tone for the book presentation at the International Worship Centre in Uyo , the former Legal Adviser of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Chairman of Maintain Peace Movement in the state Emmanuel Enoidem (SAN) said the title of the book was appropriate considering the travails which Eno went through in his journey to become the governor of Akwa Ibom state .
“There is no better title to the book as put up by the Author Anietie Usen than the one he cleverly chose for the book
“It encapsulates all that happened prior to the emergence of Umo Eno and his subsequent victory at the poll .
“The book captures the intrigues and subsequent announcement of Umo Eno as the next governor of the state after Udom Emmanuel . The prophecy came from the Lord .
” It was the first time that all the aspirants came together to elect one of them Umo Eno as a governor .
” Consequently, all the political gladiators in the state have come together to accept Umo Eno as the governor of the state “.
Reviewing the book , Prof Effiong Johnson of Department of Communication Art , University of Uyo categorized the book among the biographical literary works
“The book falls into the class of literature known as Memoirs/ biographical books . It is a parody . The narrative adopts a biblical form . The book chronicles what has come to pass .
“The book adopt a documentary approach known as Docu factuality in the narration
“From page 13- 23 captures all the legal intrigues that brought about emergence of pastor Umo Eno . It is a book to be studied to know how politics is played .
