4 YEARS
TOUCHING LIVES
May 2015
Job Creation
2016 2017
Infrastructural Consolidation & Expansion
Poverty Alleviation
Economic & Political Inclusion
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Wealth Creation
May 2019
The Five-Point Agenda
of Governor Udom Emmanuel
AVIATION
DEVELOPMENT
May 2019
INDUSTRIALIZATION
SMALL &
RURAL &
MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES
2020 2021
RIVERINE AREA DEVELOPMENT
The next four
COMPLETION
AGENDA
years
- INFRASTRUCTURE
- AGRICULTURE
2022
HUMAN CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
SECURITY
May 2023
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TOUCHING LIVES
IN MORE WAYS ...
n 11,000 hectares of coconut plantation n 3,240 hectares of cassava plantation in 15 LGAs (FADAMA)
n 49,318 registered rice farmers n 450 youths trained on cocoa maintenance n Subsidized fertilizers, oil palm & cocoa seedlings n Akwa Prime Hatchery -17,000 day old chicks weekly n Free Improved Corn seedlings n Vegetable Green Houses n Oil Palm Processing Plant n Cassava Processing Mills n Maize Shelling/Drying Mill n Over 1700km of roads n 40 bridges n Completion of the State Secretariat Annex n Construction of 2nd airport runway (taxiway) n Upgrade of Airport main runway to category 2 n Only state to own & maintain an airport independently n Completion of Four Points by Sheraton Hotel n Flood control at Nsikak Eduok n International Worship Centre (on-going) n Eket International Modern Market n Airport Terminal building (under construction) n Expansion of Shopping Mall at Ibom
Tropicana Entertainment Centre
Avenue, Uyo n 21 Storey Intelligent office complex...ongoing n Renovation of 85 Flats at Wellington Bassey Army Barracks, Ibagwa n Rice Processing Mills n Over 1,200 hectares of rice cultivated n N300,000 grant to 250 beneficiaries under the Graduate Unemployment
Youth Scheme n Completion of Governor’s Lodge, Lagos n Private Hangar for State aircraft
n Setting up of Ibom FADAMA Micro Finance Bank n Free medical services for children below 5 years, pregnant women & the aged. n Free & compulsory basic education in public schools
n Take over of 17 community secondary schools n Construction & Renovation of over 1,400 school blocks n Strategic interventions in Tertiary Institutions
- roads, equipment, academic blocks, etc
n 36 Containers of state-of-the art medical equipment n Construction & upgrading of secondary healthcare facilities across the state ● General Hospital, Ikono (Computerized) ● General
n Procurement & distribution of free text books & other educational materials n Provision of 20,630 dual-desks to public schools in the state n Subventions to public primary & secondary schools n Over N600 million WAEC fees for indigenes in public secondary schools annually
Hospital, Ikot Okoro ● General Hospital, Etinan ● General Hospital, Ituk Mbang ● Immanuel General Hospital, Eket ● General Hospital, Iquita, Oron ● General Hospital, Awa ● Medical Centre, Okon Eket n Relief for over 4,000 mal-nourished children n Free screening & treatment of over 15,000 people for various eye diseases n Construction of 10Nos computer laboratories in 10 secondary schools n Hosting of First Education & Exhibition Summit n Reconstruction of the Oxygen Plant, Ikot Ekpene n Syringe Manufacturing Factory (Largest in Africa) n Pencil Factory n Toothpick Factory n Prompt payment of salaries & allowances to
Public Servants n Payment of gratuity n Payment of backlog of 10 years pension n Approval for payment of N30,000 minimum wage n Electric Digital Metering Solutions Manufacturing Factory n Resuscitation of Ibom Paints Ltd (former Peacock Paints) n Fertilizer Blending Factory
n Plastic Manufacturing Factory n Palm oil/Kernel Crushing Plant n Cassava Processing Mills n Fish Processing Factory n Starch Manufacturing Company n Oil Palm Depot, Ibesikpo n Rice Mills n Flour Mill n Plywood/Timber Manufacturing Factory n Quality Ceramics, Itu (Ongoing) n Tissue Production Factory, Itu (Ongoing) n Coconut Refinery (Ongoing) n Ibom Industrial Park/Jetty loading... n Over 30,000 youths trained in various skills n Ongoing construction of 10 Modern Sports Centres n N2bn interest free loan for small scale entrepreneurs and traders n Virgin Forest Energy Farm Tank n First & second Ibom State Youth Sports Festival n Through sound financial planning, investment and management, Akwa Ibom has become the Football Capital of Nigeria - Hosted the Super Eagles to becoming the first African Team to qualify for the Russia 2018 World Cup with a match still to play.
ꢀn Akwa United won Nigeria’s FA Cup twice in 3 years ꢀn Ibom Angels emerged runners up of 2017 Nigeria
Female FA Cup (the first time a female team from the state has ever qualified for the finals of a major national competition).
ꢀn Team Akwa Ibom finished 2nd on the medals table at 2017
National Sports Festival n The state received 3 Excellence Awards on Sports Development from the Federal Government n Over 300 rural development projects across 31LGAs n Over 500 inter-ministerial rural intervention projects n Rehabilitation/construction of over 500km of rural feeder roads
n 153+mw Ibom Power Plant & 3 sub-stations n Incorporation of Ibom Airline (5 aircraft procured) n Donation of Patrol Vehicles to the Nigerian Police,
Akwa Ibom State Command n 200 wheel chairs to persons with disabilities n Health Insurance Scheme for Journalists n Most Comprehensive Sports Development Programme
n Most Patriotic Sports Supporters n Best Sports Infrastructure n Governor Udom Emmanuel was Best Sports Governor 2017 n Ongoing reconstruction of Eket sports stadium n Sponsoring two State teams in the Nigeria Premier League n Ongoing upgrade of Uyo Township stadium
His Excellency Mr. Udom Emmanuel Governor, Akwa Ibom State
Future Assured
MR. UDOM EMMANUEL
GOVERNOR OF AKWA IBOM STATE
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we can look back and declare with irresistible evidence, soaring hope and inspired faith that that event was not the triumph of Udom Emmanuel, but the victory of Akwa Ibom State. That event was not the end of a race, but the beginning of a revolutionary renewal for our State.
HIS EXCELLENCY,
MR. UDOM EMMANUEL
GOVERNOR, AKWA IBOM STATE
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In our Completion Agenda, we will raise the bar of performance... and lift our State to such an enviable height that it will be the pride of the nation
HIS EXCELLENCY,
MR. UDOM EMMANUEL
GOVERNOR, AKWA IBOM STATE
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Contents
Contents
Five Point Agenda/Completion Agenda Introduction
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Akwa Ibom, Arise and Shine Sectoral Achievements
812 - 237
● Industrialization ● Health ● Agriculture ● Transport And Aviation Development ● Social Welfare ● Family Empowerment And Youth
Re-orientation (feyrep)
● Local Government/chieftaincy Matters ● Education
13 29 41 47 52
● Lands And Housing ● Science And Technology
● Culture And Tourism
● Manpower Development And Workers'
Welfare
83 88 92
97 99 101 102 110 116 118 181
● Security ● Law and Order
57 65 67 76
● Environment And Waste Management ● Youth and Sports ● Information Management ● Rural Development ● Roads and Bridges
● Power ● Economic And Entrepreneurship Development 78 ● Revenue Generation And Finance
- Management
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Accolades The Team
238 - 239 240 - 245
Publisher/Editor at-large
Charles Udoh
- Editorial
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Editorial Adviser
Inyang Jameson
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Graphics
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Typesetting
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Team
Editor
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On-line Admin
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© February 2020
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CELEBRATING
PEOPLE-ORIENTED GOVERNANCE
he need to continually improve on the welfare and general security of deliver greater dividends of democracy to Akwa Ibom people, who have come to trust him as a leader with the interest of the majority at heart.
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Apart from remaining a leader in physical infrastructural development, Akwa Ibom has become a leading destination for Foreign Direct Investments in Nigeria. With 18 new industrial concerns; over 1,700 the citizenry is the basis of true governance. This is especially so in a democracy where leadership is bestowed through the trust of the people.
This compendium, Governor Udom Emmanuel: Four Years Plus of Touching Lives, encapsulates some of the iconic accomplishments of Governor Emmanuel across sectors from May 2015 to date, to serve as a reference material for historians, political economists, other researchers and generations of Akwa Ibom people who may need to research how good leaders deliver good governance in Nigeria. kilometres of economic roads;
Since May 29, 2015, His Excellency, Governor Udom Emmanuel, has demonstrated an understanding of the essence of governance, by implementing policies and programmes that have both direct and indirect positive impact on the lives of the people. reconstructed and well equipped hospitals, sustained free education up to senior secondary school level, and yearly payment of over N600M for WASCE fees of indigenes, provision of free medical services for children, pregnant women and the aged in public hospitals; unrivalled empowerment of youths and women folk; among others, the state has attained a new height in socioeconomic development.
The imprints of his leadership acumen span across all sectors of development, and are felt by citizens and residents of Akwa Ibom. The avowed critics and opponents of his administration can testify to what God has done for Akwa Ibom through the Divine Mandate of the governor. Indeed, it has been a season of peace, tranquillity, progress,
This publication is a testimony to the dedication of staff of the Ministry of Information. The team that exemplify the new Dakkada spirit in Akwa Ibom that is ever ready to excel.
It goes without saying, therefore, that the choice of Mr.Udom Emmanuel as Governor in 2015 was a right one. Indeed, 'Udom Is Right'. His coming has been a great blessing to the people of Akwa Ibom at home and in the Diaspora. Having proved his mettle so far, the ongoing Completion Agenda is sure to
Happy reading! development and socio-economic advancement for the people and the state.
Charles Udoh, KSJ
Hon Commissioner for Information February 2020
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AKWA IBOM
ARISE AND SHINE
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RISEATKOWAGIBROEMAITTENS ESS
- Gov. Udom Emmanuel
y dear compatriots, I invite you to share in the majesty of this still see the walls of Jericho (walls of ethnicity and jealousy, walls of hatred and avarice, walls of pettiness and carry the servile mind-set and the divisive attitude of Egypt in our hearts.
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auspicious moment in our history. A moment set for our rebirth, reinvention and rejuvenation. For we stand today at an intersection where a glorious past meets a hopeful future. If we were to situate this moment in the context of the Bible, it would be that we have crossed River Jordan. Behind us is the wilderness and before us is the
- mischief), we are not daunted because
- But the demand of today, which has
brought us together to launch this Dakkada campaign, is that we must rise up as a people, take the ark of faith and go around the walls so that they will tumble down like the walls of Jericho.
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He who brought us this far did not bring us to leave us.
This campaign mirrors the campaign of the Israelites. They had to rise up and go round the walls of Jericho. The walls of Jericho did not go down the first day nor the second day, but they kept going boldly with
This campaign mirrors the campaign of the Israelites. They had to rise up and go round the walls of Jericho. The walls of Jericho did not go down the first day nor the second day, but they kept going boldly with confidence and open chests. They held their heads high and their chests out. Around and around, they went. They sang and shouted for joy, then the walls came tumbling down.
Promised Land. We can look back and remember our exodus from Cross River State, when God granted our wish 28 years ago, with the creation of this state that is appropriately named after Him. We can remember the years we toiled in the wilderness as house helps and servants in the nooks and crannies of our nation.
confidence and open chests. They held their heads high and their chests out. Around and around, they went. They sang and shouted for joy, then the walls came
As the Dakkada campaign starts today, the walls may not come down today. But from where the sun now stands, we will not retreat or surrender until every wall comes tumbling down, and we step into the dreams of our forefathers. The beauty of the sunset is a proof that the end of this our well thought out
Yes, we can still remember the days we wallowed in under-development and scorn as we struggled to find our feet and catch up with the other states in our country.
tumbling down
Today, we have stepped out of the wilderness and crossed the Jordan. We behold the allure and beauty of the possibilities before us. Though we can
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Our problem is not with the walls we see, but with the walls in our mind.
Dakkada Initiative shall be beautiful. We will march together and sing the Dakkada song, and live its creed. We will
Many of us have left Egypt, but we still
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encourage one another in this journey of faith, and join our hands together. We will not break our ranks nor break our steps. Akwa Ibom is on the march, and there is no stopping us. pit. So let us take this message to every member of the Akwa Ibom family and enjoin them to Dakkada and join the march for a new Akwa Ibom anchored on moral transformation, spiritual rebirth, ethical re-orientation and industrial renaissance.
International Airport, and a 1.2km underground drainage in Uyo by Nsikak Eduok/Oron road junction.
Yesterday, we commissioned water reticulation and head-works in Ifa Atai and Idu Uruan, in Uyo and Uruan LGA respectively. More of these water projects will soon be commissioned. One woman who typifies the Dakkada philosophy is Dr (Sister) Ann Ward. Her labours of love at St Luke’s Hospital, Anua is legendary. Yesterday, we decided to immortalize her name in an ultra-modern gynaecology ward named after her in the 78 year old Hospital. We have also renovated a male and children wards for the hospital.
My brothers and sisters, today is sunrise in Akwa Ibom. We have come to sound the clarion call for all to see the shafts of sunlight bursting through the horizon and rising up. Now is the time for us to obey the Biblical injunction for us to wake up the mighty men and beat our pruning hooks into spears. Now is the time to let our nation see our ingenuity. Now is the time for creativity and innovation in our land to manifest. Now is the time to wake up the mighty men and women so that our nation will know that we are a great people and a blessed generation.
On May 29, 2015, you graciously extended to me the mandate to be your Governor. In execution of this sacred trust as your Governor, and in observance of the oath I took before our God and our good people, we have spared no efforts in keeping faith with that covenant. During my electioneering campaign, I had laid out a bold plan in my 5-Point agenda of wealth creation, economic and political inclusion, poverty alleviation, infrastructural consolidation and expansion and job creation. So far, we have kept our eyes on the ball, and this is evident through the numerous projects undertaken by this
The thrust of our administration is industrialization. In driving this, we have revitalized and re-commissioned
We appeal to all tribalists to rise from the valley of hatred to the mountain of brotherhood. We remind them that he who keeps a man down must stay down with him. We appeal to the pettyminded and remind them that it is only when Akwa Ibom towers, that he can become a giant. We appeal to the
Peacock Paints. We have performed ground-breaking ceremonies for a car assembly plant in Itu LGA by a leading Israeli auto manufacturing companyMimshac Merkavim as well as the Low Energy Display (LED) Manufacturing plant at Itam. We have brought the Shoprite Mall to the Tropicana in Uyo.
administration. We have so far undertaken the construction of 137 kilometers of road with 10 bridges spanning all the three Senatorial Districts. We have pursued the construction and completion of a second runway at the Ibom hatemongers to know that he who digs
- a pit for another will fall into that same
- We have also performed the ground-
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breaking ceremonies of the Fertilizer Plant and the Daar Communications Broadcast complex at Abak. At the same time, Electric Meter Assembly and clay Processing Plants are underway in Onna LGA. mind. Let every Akwa Ibom son and daughter know that no matter the circumstances they find themselves, they can rise and shine like a million stars. Let us rise to illuminate our world with our God-given talents and potentials. It is a product of the mind. If you can dream it, you can make it. That is the power behind the Dakkada Campaign.
You may have been born in the slum but the slum was not born in you, dakkada. People may look down on you, and say you will never amount to much, but they only know where you are coming from, not where you are going to. So their opinion does not count, what counts is
- your attitude, dakkada.
- We hope to flourish in freight business.
That is why the Ibom Deep Sea-port project is setting sail. We have built more power substations and this has improved electricity supply significantly. We have invested heavily in skill and manpower development for our
With a firm and unshakable belief in God's guidance of the affairs of this State, we commit this project into His mighty hands and pray that He would infuse it into our spirits, souls and bodies. May we now rise together and recite the Dakkada creed as prayer even as we launch this campaign in the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit – Amen.
An American, R. Buckminster Fuller, thought his world had come to an end and decided to commit suicide. He wrote the suicide note and went to Lake Michigan to commit suicide. But something ministered to him that he had no reason to end his life because he did not create himself. He got up (Dakkada) with a new resolve to succeed in life. He succeeded and at his death not only did he have over 180 patented inventions in his name, but he was inducted into the American Hall of Fame as one of the greatest scientists, teeming youths, whom we are committed to securing a brighter future for. In this wise, we are training a thousand youths in Oracle technology.
We have also sent our youths to acquire skills in agriculture in Israel, while another set will be sent for power sector training. At the moment, about 329 youths will soon commence training in photography and film production. Compatriots, we have spared no efforts in attracting foreign direct investment. Our target is to build a prosperous glittering State that will be the envy of the world.
...being an official Dakkada Launch Speech.
© 23rd September 2015 mathematicians and architects to come from America.
We declare to you that no matter your circumstances, dakkada. We declare to you that what you were born to see is
- not what you were born to be, dakkada.
- But the greatest development is in the
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SECTORAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Industrialization
Education
Power
Since May 2015, Akwa Ibom State has witnessed impressive milestones in her socio-economic development consequent upon Governor
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Emmanuel's 5-point agenda; Job Creation, Poverty alleviation, Wealth creation, Infrastructural consolidation and, Economic and Political
Economic and Entrepreneurship Development
Agriculture
inclusion. The Agenda has achieved life-touching projects in varioussectorsoftheeconomy.