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A/Ibom Executes 6,000 Rural Project
Akwa Ibom State government has executed 6,000 rural projects
across the 329 wards of the state since 2007.
The state Commissioner for Information and Communications,
Mr Aniekan Umanah, made this known on Friday in Uyo.
He spoke to newsmen on the activities lined up for the
celebration of the 25th anniversary of the state’’s creation.
Umanah said Governor Godswill Akpabio had initiated a
radical transformation that had brought about urban renewal and integrated
rural development.
The commissioner said that since 2007, the state had
witnessed tremendous development in healthcare, electricity supply, education,
road network and water supply.
“Chief Akpabio’s zeal for the rapid development of the state
has resulted in the most comprehensive transformation witnessed in our era.
“The present administration has constructed not less than
295 roads, including federal roads covering a distance of 1,110km.”
Umanah said the free and compulsory education policy of the
state government, started in 2008, had tripled primary schools enrolment from
350,000 to 0ne million in 2012.
He said that secondary schools enrolment had equally
increased from 400, 000 to 900,000 in 2012 and
noted the government had provided infrastructure in the areas of power,
aviation, tourism and agriculture.
Umanah said that the state had achieved a lot as it marked
its silver jubilee on September 23 with an Inter-Denominational Thanksgiving
service and a state banquet.
Other activities lined up were the installation of the new
chairman, Akwa Ibom Traditional Rulers Council, inauguration of projects at
Abak and Ikot Ekpene local government areas.
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