UYO– Kinsmen of the speedy previous Governor of Akwa Ibom State have refuted Senate President Godswill Akpabio’s allegations that former Governor Udom Emmanuel did not ship any developmental initiatives in Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District throughout his eight-year tenure.>>>CONTINUE FULL READING HERE
Organized underneath the auspices of the Onna Unity Discussion board, Emmanuel’s kinsmen issued an announcement signed by Efiok Bassey and Edet Edet, Chairman and Secretary of the discussion board respectively. The assertion, made out there to newsmen in Uyo on Monday, expressed concern that such falsehood, if left unchallenged, might be misconstrued as fact by these with restricted data.
Presenting proof of former Governor Emmanuel’s accomplishments in Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District, the discussion board queried:
“How may Senator Akpabio have forgotten that Governor Emmanuel accomplished the 27km Uyo-Ikot Ekpene Highway challenge, which was commissioned by the President of the ninth Senate, Senator Ahmed Lawan? This highway was deserted at lower than 20% completion by Akpabio’s administration regardless of a reported full launch of over N74 billion contract sum for the challenge.”
“It’s unlucky that Senator Akpabio has additionally forgotten that, regardless of his untimely commissioning of an uncompleted construction as Sheraton by 4 Factors Lodge after over N25 billion was stated to have been expended earlier than 2015, it was Governor Emmanuel who ensured that the construction was accomplished and made practical as a resort. At present, it stands as a testomony to his dedication to infrastructural improvement, typically getting used for important occasions, together with these hosted by Senator Akpabio himself.”
“It is usually a verifiable undeniable fact that at the least three common hospitals in Ikono, Ikot Ekpene, and Oruk Anam had been fully reconstructed and geared up, all throughout the Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District, by Governor Emmanuel.”
“Moreover, the Udom administration initiated and constructed a number of roads, together with the 14.1km Odorikpe-Ikpe Ikot Nkon-Obotmme-Arochukwu highway in Ini Native Authorities Space; the 6.4km Nto Edino-Ekwere Azu with two bridges in Obot Akara LGA; the 23km Ikot Ekaide-Ikot Okoro-Ikot Ibritam highway in Oruk Anam LGA; the 18.95km Ikot Ibritam-Ekeffe-Ikot Akpan Afaha highway with a bridge in Oruk Anam; and the development of two.6km city roads in Abak LGA.”
“Different initiatives embrace the development of a 4.6km College of Arts and Science highway in Nung Ukim, Ikono Native Authorities; 5.1km inside roads at Akwa Ibom State College campus in Obio Akpa, Oruk Anam; the 15.13km Ikot Esu-Otomo-Azumini highway in Ika LGA; the 18.97km Abak 10-Nko-Otoro-Manta highway in Abak; and the development and constructing of Mannequin Ladies Science College in Abak, amongst others.”
The folks suggested Senator Akpabio to make use of his potential to considerably contribute to nationwide unity and financial prosperity, as Nigerians are poised to guage him by the tangible impacts he could make throughout his tenure.>>>CONTINUE FULL READING HERE