Governor UMO ENO of Akwa Ibom state will on Wednesday, 17th May 2024 disburse grants to beneficiaries of AK-CARES from all Local Government Areas in the state.

The 1055 beneficiaries as captured from the Social Register and other approved registers will be at Ibom hall for a ceremony to distribute the grants.

AK-CARES supervised by the Ministry of Economic Development offers support for Agricultural empowerments, grants for SMEs, live support grants to the poorest of the poor with the institution of projects in various communities.

Governor UMO ENO had in his Campaigns promised to empower thousands of SMEs and traders massively in line with his ARISE Agenda to positively change the economic sphere of the state, the IBOM-LED Initiative being one of the platforms to achieve the noble goal.