The Woman with the Golden Boy

 

Hon Pastor Umo Eno, Governorship aspirant 2023 with the wife

Written By Osondu Ahirika 

Gold is costly. The most precious element known to man.

In James Bond's movie titled, The Man with the Golden Gun, we realize this fact that in whatever form, gold is highly priced.

The assassin Francisco Scaramanga (played by Christopher Lee), owns the Golden Gun. He charges one million dollar per shot.

That movie came to my mind when Mrs Patience Umo Eno spurned those who try to body shame her husband with the Albino tag.

The date was Sunday February 20. Her 55th birthday. Of which she has spent 35 years with her soul mate Pastor Umo Eno and still counting as wife.

On September 26, 2021, they held a grand Thanksgiving Service to celebrate God's faithfulness in their lives.

Theirs  is indeed an amazing story of love, fighting side by side and winning together.

When Pastor Mrs Patience Umo Eno spoke of the misguided discrimination directed at her husband on account of his skin colour,  hearts melted and not a few shed tears in the crowded audititorium of All Nations Christian Church. 

“My husband is very special and unique, 

They call him albino but I say he’s my golden boy.

Let me tell you something, my husband’s color especially his hair color is what some ladies are paying money to have”.

A proud wife. A virtuous woman. she revealed in one breath to the world the secret of her husband’s strength.

At once, she demonstrated the steel of genuine courage, endurance, forbearance and nobility of spirit every woman as Helper of the man needs.

She comes clear as a person of abiding faith in God and absolute love for her husband.  She is battle-ready for the task ahead if given the chance to become the next First Lady of Akwa Ibom State. 

Her heroics in defending her husband with the most penetrating metaphor of eulogizing him as her Golden Boy was a touch of divine wisdom. 

She defeated the trolls and taunts. Most assuredly she won hearts.

Pastor Patience Umo Eno has introduced herself to the world with that grand entry. It is safely the biggest speech of her life.

Her valued interaction,  counsel, encouragement and prayers will remain Pastor Umo Eno's threshold bearing vital gifts for the uncharted challenges ahead.

Let me retire to my wife. I am also her Golden Boy, even if I say so myself- like Michael Bush would say.