President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday lauded Gov. Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom for initiating quality projects in the state.<\/p>\n
The president made the commendation in Uyo while inaugurating the new Governor\u2019s Office built by the Akpabio administration.<\/p>\n
He had earlier on arrival for a one-day working visit performed the groundbreaking ceremony of a 30,000-seater stadium in Uyo.<\/p>\n
Jonathan, who recalled his earlier visits to Akwa Ibom as a director in the defunct Oil Mineral Producing Development Areas Commission (OMPADEC), noted that the state had really been transformed.<\/p>\n
He commended the state governor for providing critical infrastructure in the state.<\/p>\n
“I will not hesitate to visit the state as far as it has to do with development,\u201d Jonathan said.<\/p>\n
Jonathan said that Akpabio\u2019s successor would face serious challenges if he or she did not perform as his predecessor.<\/p>\n
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the president was in the state in June where he inaugurated the e-library project and a 15-km Aka-Nung Udoe road.<\/p>\n
The new Governor\u2019s Ofice, described as an architectural masterpiece by the State Information Commissioner Aniekan Umanah was completed in 12 months by Julius Berger Construction Company.<\/p>\n
The office consists of a conference room, a lounge, a multi-media studio, a press centre and an executive council chamber with video conferencing facilities, among others.<\/p>\n
Welcoming the President to Akwa Ibom, Gov. Akpabio said his administration would remain focused on the transformation programmes of the state.<\/p>\n
Akpabio said he had more projects to execute as part of his uncommon transformation agenda, adding: “this is not the end of projects that would be commissioned in the state.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said the governor\u2019s office was built to project the corporate image of the state to visitors and that all the facilities were of world-class standards. (NAN)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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