Did
you know that Navy Captain Joseph Adeusi established Akwa United Football Club
(then Ibom Stars)?
Did
you know Adeusi swiftly bought over the slot of the defunct NITEL Vasco Da Gama
Football Club of Enugu when its management announced the disbandment of the
club late November 1996?
Did
you know that Adeusi during his tenure created the following LGAs: Ibiono Ibom,
Ibesikpo Asutan, Ibeno, Ika, Eastern Obolo, Udung Uko?
Did
you know Adeusi expanded the Akwa Saving and Loans Limited by setting up
branches at Ikot Ekpene, Eket, introduced civil servants loan scheme, and also
introduced a weekend edition of the State Newspaper, Pioneer?
Did
you know Adeusi built the Civil Service Training Centre?
Did
you know Adeusi completed and commissioned a wing of the Akwa Ibom tower and
Guest House project in Abuja thereby giving Akwa Ibom a strong presence in the
new federal capital?
Did
you know in January 1998, Navy Captain Adeusi had to deal with protests over an
oil spill from a Mobil pipeline?
Did
you know Adeusi spent over nine hours negotiating with several
thousand
demonstrators, eventually agreeing to establish a claims office in Eket?
Did
you know over 300 of the demonstrators were later detained?
Did
you know Adeusi initiated a probe into the government of Uyo Local Government
Area, which was headed by John James Akpanudoedeghe, who later became Senator?
Did
you know that Adeusi was the 6th Chief Executive and the first naval officer to
administer Akwa Ibom State?
Did
you know Navy Captain John Adeusi died on April 16, 2016?
He
was a great lover of sports and gave emphasis to accountability and effective
management of resources to enhance physical development.
He
was loved for his sociable lifestyle and his permanent smiles.
We
celebrate you sir. Rest on! #Dakkada #OrangeSeptember
- FINBARR
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