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Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has expressed optimism that truth concerning the state would not be buried for so long as Christ, the true son of God could not be held bound by the grave.
Gov. Emmanuel who made the assertion in his Easter broadcast on Sunday, April 4, 2021 in Uyo said his administration is anchored on the leadership of Jesus Christ and would not be deterred by those who peddle falsehood on social media to frustrate his adminstration as well as demarket the State.
He, however, described Easter as a symbol of love, hope, renewal, and sacrifice and harped on the need to place the common good above common greed stressing, “we should use this season to heal ourselves of all selfish instincts, spirit of division and rabid ethnicism
Akwa Ibom ex-Lawmaker urges FG to commence 5th portion of East-West Road
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By Chioma Onuegbu, Uyo
A former Chairman of the South-South Parliamentary Caucus in the House of Representatives, Dr. Esio Oquong Udoh has urged the federal government to commence work on the fifth portion of the East-West road which starts from Oron to Calabar, Cross River State.
Udoh who said the recent promise by the minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio to complete the East-West road by next year was quite commendable, noted that the road cannot be completed without the fifth portion.
He said the economic benefits of the fifth portion of the road to the Ibom Deep seaport and the economies of the states which it traverses could not be over-emphasized.
Nigeria: First Phase of Ibom Deep Seaport Devt to Gulp U.S.$2 Billion
22 December 2020
By Okon Bassey
Following the approval for the building of the Ibom Deep Seaport, the Akwa Ibom State Government in conjunction with the private sector is to invest about $2.016 billion in the development of the first phase of the seaport.
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) at its meeting last week granted federal government final approval for the construction of the Ibom Deep Seaport.
Speaking with newsmen in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital weekend, the State Commissioner for Economic Development and Ibom Deep Seaport, Mr. Akan Okon said the port would be constructed on a Public Private Partnership (PPP) model.