The Government of Mr Udom Emmanuel will be dedicated to the salvaging the underprivileged. Poverty has no conviction, hunger has no credo, and despair has no topography. The greatest challenge before Udom is to end the expletive of jobs to the teeming unemployed youth in Akwa Ibom State.
His government will not be satisfied with mere poverty alleviation; but will be commits itself to the goal of poverty abolition. With a firm belief that the first claim on development belongs to the poor; Udom will focus his attention on those who need the rudimentary provisions of life most urgently. He will take necessary steps to provide safety in its entirety to all citizens; through understanding, support and empowerment.
Udom Emmanuel began his governance with key projects that made his five-point agenda: creation of jobs through the actualization of Ibaka Deep Sea Port, food sufficiency to annihilate famishment and creation of wealth through attracting foreign and local investments. Leadership is a verb, and productive leadership is an art. The art part is when you use your knowledge and decision to apply proven practices to the status quo you are in to produce effective results.
Udom’s preparedness to lead his people out of the civil service status is not any longer in doubt. In just about a month, the governor on of July 13 will be doing the ground-breaking ceremony for the establishment of the first automobile manufacturing plant in the South-South region, a plant which upon completion will employ more than 300 people.
The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Udom Emmanuel has also approved the immediate construction of internal roads and renovation of dilapidated buildings at Cornelia Cornelly College, Uyo. The Commisioner For Works, Mr Ephraim Akparawa Inyang made the declaration when he led key staff of the ministry of works and engineers to assess the state of the college and inspect other places of immediate concern in the state capital. He said that the Governor has ordered work to commence immediately on the internal roads in the schools including the renovation of St. Dominic’s hostel and the Home Economics block for the first phase.
Also accompanied by the Commissioner For Housing and Urban Renewal, Prince Enobong Uwah, My Inyang noted that the decision to construct internal roads and give the dilapidated buildings in the school a facelift was inspired by the promises made by the wife of the Governor and an old girl of the college, Mrs Martha Udom Emmanuel at the Home coming celebrations by the old girls of the college recently. Mr Inyang charged the contractors to speedily deliver the projects before the start of the new school year in September.
To fulfil his promise to Oro nation, Preparations are in advanced stages for the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of a straight dual carriage way from Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital all the way to Oron beach. The Commissioner for Works, Akwa Ibom State Mr Ephraim Inyang gave the hint on Tuesday, July 14 while addressing newsmen during a detailed inspection of the marked areas prepared for the construction in oron.
Inyang said the government of Mr Udom Emmanuel is working round the clock to provide a road of top quality that will ease vehicular and human movements from the boundaries of the state to the capital. He assured of government’s readiness to delivering life touching projects and providing critical infrastructure to the people of Akwa Ibom State. He noted that the road from Uyo to Oron was of great economic importance to the people of the state and deserved prior attention.
Accompanied by key staff of the Ministry of Works and Engineers from CCECC, the commissioner for works inspected a number of streets in Oron overtaken by gully erosion. He called on the engineers for the design of an underground drainage to end flooding in Oron town. The commissioner told the contractors to fast track and deliver the design in two weeks to enable construction begin soon to ease the suffering of the masses.
The commissioner pledged the State government’s readiness to redesign Oron Township so that most houses built on waterways can be relocated; while there will be massive urban renewal and beautification of the city.
The promise of industrialization in Akwa Ibom will received a boost as the Ground Breaking ceremony for Apolo Bus Plant at Ikot Ukap, Ekim and Obong Itam in Itu Local Government Area was performed by Governor Udom Emmanuel on July 13, 2015.
Governor Emmanuel disclosed that, 20 hectres of land acquired in Itu for the siting of the company which will assemble luxury Apollo series buses, other utility vehicles including fire fighting and recue vans, riot control vehicles, ambulance/intensive care unit & cash delivery vans as well as multi -purpose mini buses.
Earlier, the leader of the Isreali delegation, Mr Valentino Okorie, President/CEO MIMSHAC Group Africa Exclusive Agent of Merkavim said that, Merkavim is a leading manufacturer of special purpose vehicles and systems with more than 30 years of experience. Okorie further explained that, over this period, they have designed, built and supplied specialized utility vehicles and buses to governments and municipals in more than 30 countries of the world.
Also expressing appreciation to the Akwa Ibom State Government for creating the enabling environment and conducive investor friendly atmosphere for them to come in, Mr Micha Miksner-Merkavim said, his company Merkavim is happy to invest in Akwa Ibom and become a major player in the Nigerian economy as the company will manufacture and export vehicles and security and other military equipments with a guarantee of about 3, 000 jobs for the people.
Governor Udom Emmanuel commended their foresight and choice of Akwa Ibom to invest, assuring them that, this was in tandem with his pledge to industrialize Akwa Ibom State and a very vital part of his Five Agenda programme for the States economic and industrial transformation. The governor gave his word that, his administration will continue to create a conducive atmosphere for business, commerce and industry to thrive in the state and reiterated his call to investors to take advantage of the opportunity to invest in the state.
It will be recalled that, during his campaign at Itu Local Government, Governor Emmanuel had promised that he will site the plant in Itu Local Government Area. Pundits say, this move is a fulfilment of his promise and a firm proof that, Governor Emmanuel is serious about making good all his campaign pledges to the Akwa Ibom people.
The Ibaka deep Sea Port project is one major vision of Udom Emmanuel administration , so With the inauguration of 10-member Technical Committee on the actualisation of Ibom Deep Seaport with an assignment to model the process for the actualization of Ibom Deep Seaport on or before December 31, 2018.
The Akwa Ibom State Governor , Mr Udom Emmanuel, gave the responsibility, after inauguration of the committee, he further mandated the members to draw up a road map in collaboration with other stakeholders for the next project phase.
The committee to review the Outline Business Case (OBC) and other relevant documents to guide in the timely delivery of the project and to ensure compliance with the ICRC Act, 2005 and the National Policy on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in the overall project implementation.
The Governor assured that Ibom Deep Seaport is an audacious attempt to re-write the maritime story of Akwa Ibom State. It holds the promise of an industrial revolution of our State. It holds the promise of the industrialization of Akwa Ibom. It holds the promise of the creation of over 100,000 jobs. It holds the promise of a self-sustaining commercial city with oil and gas support services. It holds the promise of our finally tapping into our awesome and largely untapped maritime potentials”.
The composition of the committee shows seriousness of Governor Udom Emmanuel in the actualization of this project. The committee has Barr. (Mrs.) Mfon Usoro, a former Director General of Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency as Chairman while Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, Mr. Chidi Izuwah, Mr. Idongesit Udofa, Engr. Ekong Umo-Otong, Rear Admiral Francis Akpan, Barr. Aniekan Ukpanah, Mr. Charles Udonwah, Mrs. Akon Eyakenyi and Engr. Etido Inyang as members.
Ibaka Sea Port with a natural depth of over 30 feet deep that can berth any panamax ship is therefore a fortune that will turn around the Nigeria economy and eliminate extra spending for ship and goods owners in terms of duration of berthing and off-loading.
And this will make the country to end the loss of revenues to the neighbouring countries that Nigerians Importers and Exporters now berth their goods because of adequate Port for the ship and quick berthing, this causes the country to lose over 4 billion dollars yearly.
Akwa Ibom State with the best network of Roads in the country will make port to serve the South- East, south –South importers and exporters better with less risk in the transportation of their goods to the destination while the rail will serve the Northern investors to safe delivery of their goods to their consumers.
Governor Udom is doing it right ,to ensure he transforms the State to an enviable height , let all Akwa Ibom people join hands bring these tall visions to realities
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