Governor Eno Explains Delay In Commencement Of Projects

Akwa Ibom State Government is set to roll out machinery for the commencement of roads construction begining with a road in Oron Local Government Area, another in Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District and the erosion control projects within the Uyo metropolis .

The State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno , announced this while addressing worshippers during the August edition of Government House Prayer Meeting held at Latter House Chapel, Governor’s Lodge, Uyo.

The Akwa Ibom governor premised the reasons for the delay in the commencement of the projects on bureaucratic bottlenecks, saying that the State Executive Council and Finance And General Purpose Committee, FGPC , were yet to be constituted for approval of expenditure on the projects which he said was beyond his approval limit, adding that as a procedural person he did not want to circumvent the law to avoid the wrath of the State House of Assembly.

The Governor said he had earlier embarked on- the -spot assessment of the erosion sites and saw that the disaster needed prompt attention as houses were beginning to cave in and reiterated government’s decision to ban the illegal borrow pit business because of its attendant risks of erosion in the areas where the borrow pit are excavated and called on the Ministry of Environment to enforce the ban to the latter.

“Next week, we are flagging off some road projects. Why did we not do it before now, it is because the amount was more than what I could have approved solely as a Governor.

“I am a very procedural person. We needed to put Exco in place and we needed to constitute the FGPC so the amount will go first to the FGPC to get the approval before the award of contract for the projects. I know people were watching. If you award before doing those things, the House of Assembly will come after you. So I am also careful.

“So now that the Exco is in place, we will constitute FGPC on Tuesday, and then, we hope to get the approvals, then we will go and flag off roads, I think we will do one in Oron, one in Ikot Ekpene and then we take care of that erosion sites in Uyo. I have visited the place and already, houses are beginning to cave in so we need to work very quickly on those sites.

“I would like to also say that we have stopped the borrow pit business, and I want the Ministry of Environment to look out for that as urgent as possible”, he stated.

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