UYO - Akwa Ibom State Government has sought the reimbursement of
over N140 billion from the Federal Government expended on the construction of
federal roads and other federal infrastructure in the state.
Gov Emmanuel Udom
The state governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, said that such funds would be deployed
in the construction of more roads and ensure their completion to ease the
difficulties people encounter while travelling to Abia State connecting Akwa
Ibom and Cross River States. Emmanuel, who bared his mind on the Federal
Government’s indebtedness to the state while inspecting the Uyo-Ikot-Ekpene-Aba
dual carriage way project undertaken by Julius Berger, also called on the
Federal Government to give approval for the road construction to be undertaken
under Public-Private-Partnership, PPP, arrangement in view of the fact that the
roads are major economic highways into the state. “It is a major economic
highway into the entire state.
I have applied to the Federal Government for
concession for the road to be completed under Public-Private-Partnership model.
“All I am asking from the Federal Government is one word: ‘Approved’ and the
roads will be constructed in no time,” Emmanuel said.
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