The Akwa Ibom State Government says the approval of 4.6 billion dollars by the Federal Government to build Ibom Deep Seaport (IDSP) will create jobs for over 300,000 teeming youths in the state.
The Commissioner for Economic Development and Ibom Deep Seaport, Mr Akan Okon, said this while speaking with newsmen in Uyo at the weekend.
The Federal Government had, at the Federal Executive Council meeting, on December 16, granted final approval for the take off of Ibom Deep Seaport Project in Akwa Ibom.
Okon said that the first phase of Ibom Deep Seaport would help address unemployment in the state, as no fewer than 300,000 youths would be actively engaged through the project.