Govt empowers Abak women

Akwa Ibom Government has empowered Abak Women Cooperative Society with a revolving loan of N10 million.

In addition, the state government has announced plans to construct and inaugurate former Independence Hall, Abak at the site of the demolished prisons by December this year.

Akwa Ibom Governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio announced this Wednesday during a ground-breaking ceremony of the former Independence Hall, Abak and the symbolic demolition of old Abak Prisons in line with the uncommon transformation of the state through massive development.

Akpabio remarked, “We are building a brand new prison in Abak Local Government Area and the construction is ongoing. In line with the uncommon transformation of the state through massive development, we decided to build a new prison because the location of the old prison was by the road”.

He noted that “We would change the entire terrain of the old site of the prison, and from here we can have a magnificent view of the suspended bridge in Abak. We would also dualise from here to East-West Road, and that would be completed by the next administration.

“An independence hall would be built at this site of the old prison. The hall would be for meetings and for women to have their quarterly celebration. The hall will come with modern facilities and the site would also include a new roundabout, a new road that would be linked to the suspended bridge and street lights from here to Uyo”, the Governor said.

Akpabio, who hinted that the hall would be commissioned by December this year, recalled that already N19 million was paid as compensation for the building of the former Independence Hall, Abak, thanking the Nigerian Prisons Service for doing a good job and for sustaining peace in the state.