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October 21, 2024 Akwa Ibom State Government to Pressure Contractors on Timely Delivery of Projects
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Akwa Ibom State Government to Pressure Contractors on Timely Delivery of Projects

The Akwa Ibom State Government has vowed to swing into action and exert the needed pressure on contractors handling road projects to complete them within scheduled timelines.

Commissioner for works and Fire Service, Professor ENO IBANGA gave the assurance during a press briefing to update Akwa Ibom people on road projects and infrastructural expansion investments under Governor UMO ENO’s administration.

Professor IBANGA reiterated the firm commitment by the State Government to complete road infrastructure projects inherited by previous administrations as well as completing the ones initiated by Governor UMO ENO.

The Commissioner further pleaded with citizens of the State to complement Government investments in infrastructural expansion by not erecting structures on waterways, drainages and right of ways.

He noted Governor UMO ENO has so far injected 47.93 Billion naira into Thirty-Six of the inherited projects and 4.04 Billion naira into Fifty-One of the Emergency intervention Projects inherited from the immediate past administration, bring it to a total of 51.96 Billion naira spent in that category.

October 21, 2024 Residents Decry Poor State of Internal Roads Due to Tabernacle Road Drainage on Calabar/Itu Highway
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Residents Decry Poor State of Internal Roads Due to Tabernacle Road Drainage on Calabar/Itu Highway

Residents and Business Owners within the Ikpa Road Axis of Uyo Metropolis have decried the deplorable state of the road, particularly from Uniuyo Annex Gate to the traffic light, also known as Big Daddy Junction.

They maintained that the situation of the road has become a life threatening one, as tricycles frequently fall inside the pool of congested water leaving the Riders and Passengers injured.

Speaking with INSPIRATION FM Correspondent, ENDURANCE OKON, the Residents and Business Owners lamented that the damage was caused by heavy duty vehicles using the road as an alternatives route to link the Calabar/Itu highway through Oku Village.

They however, called on the Akwa Ibom State government to intervene, by ensuring that heavy duty trucks are stopped from using the road, as it was not constructed to carry such vehicles.

Responding to the development, the Akwa Ibom state Commissioner for works and fire service, Prof. ENO IBANGA said the State Government has awarded a contract for the construction of the Road.

October 18, 2024 Akwa Ibom Police Command Pleads With Youths to Shun Cultism
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Akwa Ibom Police Command Pleads With Youths to Shun Cultism

The Akwa Ibom Police Command has warned Youths in the state to desist from every act of cultism, but key into the several Youth Development Programmes initiated by Governor UMO ENO.

The Command Commissioner of Police, CP JOSEPH ERIBO gave the warning in a press briefing, stressing that the command will do everything possible to ensure the state is uncomfortable for criminals.

CP ERIBO, who highlighted all the command  has achieved ever since he resumed  office, assured that the Police is committed to keeping the state safe for law abiding citizens.

The Commissioner of Policecalled on everyone in the state to help the command in the fight against crime, by reporting any suspected activities within their neighborhoods.

October 17, 2024 Labour In Akwa Ibom Calls for Patience While Minimum Wage Implementation Procedures Take Shape
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Labour In Akwa Ibom Calls for Patience While Minimum Wage Implementation Procedures Take Shape

the Nigerian Labour Congress in Akwa Ibom has urged workers in the state to remain calm while disclosing that adequate modalities are being worked out by appropriate authorities to arrive at equitable payment of the new minimum wage across all levels.

This follows concerns expressed by some workers in the state over the yet-to-be implemented 70,000 Naira minimum wage which was approved by the federal government.

Speaking with Inspiration FM News, the Labour Chairman, Comrade SUNNY JAMES appreciated Akwa Ibom workers for believing in their leaders and therefore assured them of their commitments to protect workers interests in the state.

Comrade SUNNY JAMES noted that the seeming delay in the implementation is not unconnected with efforts of government to effect payment in the right proportion, reiterating his appeal to the workforce  in the state to trust the process.

Meanwhile, Inspiration FM News gathered that some states in Nigeria have begun implementation of the minimum wage for their workers with Ogun State government approving 77,000 Naira while Gombe State 71,500 Naira.

However, the workers in Akwa Ibom state have been urged to continue to hope for a better outcome and future.

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