The Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio.

President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday, described the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, as an invaluable asset to the state, saying he could see aspects of himself in the governor’s leadership style.

Akpabio spoke at the Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo, during a reception and water-cannon ceremony to formally welcome a new Airbus A220-300 into the fleet of Ibom Air, a state-government-owned airline.

Performing the ceremonial cutting of the tape to mark the arrival of the aircraft, the Senate President commended Eno for what he described as transformational leadership, particularly the expansion of the airport and the acquisition of the new aircraft.

“As a former governor of this state, I am seeing Governor Umo Eno in me, and I am also seeing myself in Governor Umo Eno,” Akpabio said.