All is now set for the government and people of Akwa Ibom State to host President Goodluck Jonathan, who is billed to visit the State on Thursday for the commissioning and inspection of completed and ongoing projects of the Akpabio administration

A release by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mr Aniekan Umanah said the president will commission the gas processing facility complete with 69 kilometers pipeline at Uquo, constructed under a public-private partnership arrangement between Septa Energy and the Akwa Ibom State government.

Mr. Umanah further hinted that Mr. President who is paying a fourth official visit to the state, will during the one-day visit, also commission the Goodluck Boulevard on Ring Road III in Uyo (Ring Road III).

During the visit, according to the Commissioner, President Jonathan is also expected to perform the ground-breaking ceremony for a $1.8 billion Methanol Plant at Ibeno; inspect the dualization works on the Uyo-Ikot Ekpene-Aba Federal Road, undertaken by the state government; inspect the first suspended bridge in the State currently under construction in Abak and thereafter inspect the 30,000 capacity Ibom International Stadium, Uyo, for which he laid the foundation stone in October 2012.

It would be recalled that during Mr. President’s visit to Akwa Ibom in October 2012, he also commissioned the new digital Governor’s office, alongside other completed projects of the Akpabio administration.

The Information Commissioner also said, during the visit, President Jonathan will meet with a cross section of Akwa Ibom people in a banquet, before departing for Abuja.

He therefore, enjoined Akwa Ibom people to come out en masse and accord President Jonathan a rousing and befitting welcome to the State.
http://insideakwaibom.com/president-jonathan-to-commission-gas-plant-in-akwa-ibom-today/

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PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, on Thursday,
flagged off the implementation of the
$1.5billion (about N260billion) Quantum
Petrochemical Complex in Ibeno, Akwa Ibom
State.
The state-of-the-art facility will produce a
range of petrochemicals including
polyethylene, polypropylene and methanol.
He also commissioned the Uquo Gas Processing
Facility built by Seven Energy and operated by
Frontier Oil Limited, an indigenous company.
Speaking moments after unveiling the plaque
of the petrochemical project, Jonathan
observed that the plant is a major investment
which will create jobs and and rob off on other
industries in the country.
He praised the chairman of the Board of the
company, Mr. Jim Ovia, for his commitment to
the development of the nation, saying, "you
have decided to bring the money back home."
Jonathan, who described Ovia as "one of those
making Nigerians proud," similarly thanked the
owners of the land upon which the plant is
being built as well a the Ibeno community for
ensuring its security.
In his remarks, Governor Godswill Akpabio of
Akwa Ibom State, pointed out that the owner
of the plant decided on his own accord to site
it in the state without being lobbied.
He lauded the President for personally coming
to perform the groundbreaking ceremony, thus
providing it with Presidential Seal of approval.
"Mr. President, you said nothing can stop you,
not even ebola, to be personally present to put
the Presidential seal of approval on the
project," the governor remarked.
Speaking earlier, Ovia disclosed that the
project is being executed at the cost of
$1.5billion.
He noted the importance of the project
because of the derivatives it will produce
which are necessary to produce other essential
goods in the country.
Ovia said: "The importance of developing
capacity within the petrochems industry
should not be underestimated. Petrochemicals
provide the foundation for manufacturing
industries; for example, construction,
packaging, pharmaceuticals, agriculture,
textiles, etc.
"Petrochemicals are vital to our everyday life:
the plastic bottles that allow us to drink
sanitary water, the clothes that we wear, the
fertilisers that we use to grow crops, the tires
on our cars that brought us here today, the
shovel that we use to break the ground, the
cosmetics that ladies among us applied today,
the pharmaceuticals we take everyday to enjoy
a healthy life; all are derivatives of
petrochemicals of some form.
"This petrochemical park will enable a whole
host of local industries to sprout and flourish:
providing significant employment opportunities
for Nigerians."
Ovia commended the President for his
presence at the occasion, describing as a
demonstration of his support of the
transformation of all sectors of the country.
http://tribune.com.ng/news/news-headlines/
item/13401-jonathan-flags-off-n240bn-
petrochemical-complex