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Banned the public display of Ekpo masquerades across Akwa Ibom State, citing intelligence reports that criminals were disguising as masquerades to harass and assault members of the public.

Formalised a November 2025 verbal directive into an Executive Order, triggering significant backlash from cultural and traditional stakeholders who pushed back against the ban.

Directed implementation of the new ₦80,000 minimum wage for state workers, backdated to November 2024.

Formed part of a broader public-service reform package emphasising employee welfare, alongside performance-management and reward-system reforms modelled on private-sector practice.

Revoked land allocations made to corporate organisations and individuals since the start of his administration, while sacking his adviser on land matters and redeploying the commissioner for Lands and Town Planning.

Intended to sanitise land administration in the state; the state government was subsequently sued by two firms seeking ₦31 billion in damages over an alleged forceful takeover of 1,805 hectares of land.

Ordered a new flood master plan and the demolition of buildings erected on designated drainage channels across the state, warning that any structure blocking waterways would be demolished 'regardless of ownership, status or previous approvals.'

Aimed at tackling recurring flooding in Uyo metropolis and other communities; independently verified demolition-completion or flood-reduction data was not identified for this entry.

Enforced a Treasury Single Account (TSA) regime across Ministries, Departments, and Agencies to consolidate government revenue collection and curb leakages.

Grew monthly IGR collections from ₦7.5 billion to ₦12 billion within three months of implementation, contributing to the rise in annual IGR from ₦43.18bn (2023) to ₦75.7bn (2024).