Akwa Ibom government on Friday said it had acquired 14, 900 hectares of land for the take-off of Ibaka Deep Seaport in Mbo Local Government Area of the state.

The state governor, Godswill Akpabio, made this known in Uyo when the chairman of Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Senator Ken Nnamani, visited him.

Akpabio said that the development of the seaport would be done through Public-Private-Partnership (PPP), and therefore solicited the involvement of ICRC in the project.

“We have worked really hard to fast-track the emergence of Ibaka Deep Seaport, which has a free trade zone. We have also received a license from the Federal Government for the commencement of the project.

“The Ibaka Deep Seaport would change the matrix of the unemployed in the country; it will attract investors to the state,” he said.

He restated that his administration was committed to building a sustainable economy through infrastructure development in the state.

Akpabio thanked the chairman of ICRC and his team for the presentation made on the development of the Ibaka Deep Seaport. He said that their visit had rekindled the hope that the seaport project would be realised through PPP.

He also called on the commission to partner the state government on the construction of dual-carriage way on Uyo-Aba Road, saying that the road would have a toll gate as approved by the Federal Government.

Sen. Nnamani said that the team was in the state to “share current issues in the commission with the state government.”

Nnamani, who is a former President of the Senate, commended Akpabio for promoting the concept of uncommon transformation of the state through infrastructural development.

He noted that the state had had infrastructural development and that the next phase was industrialization. He also said that the governor had laid foundation for investment in the state and assured that the commission would encourage him to do more.

In his presentation, Mr Chidi Izuwah, the Executive Director, Public Private Partnership, ICRC, said that the visit was to discuss how to sustain the infrastructure development in the state.

Izuwah said that the projects executed by Akpabio’s administration needed a framework to be developed for them for sustainability. He assured that ICRC would partner the state government on the development of the Ibaka Deep Seaport.

The seaport, according to him, comprised a terminal for containers and cargoes, free trade zone and industrial city. Izuwah said that the seaport was a project for the state, country and the world and that PPP was the appropriate choice for the maintenance of projects in the state.


Posted by on August 30, 2014, 2:06 pm.

Akwa ibom ado ok

ok
oil money in the hands of the right person at work....

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Ok

Good one.

Jesus for d first tym i made it to FP,,haleluijah...IYAMMI..ABASI AYAYA

Mynd44: http://leadership.ng/news/382450/akwa-ibom-government-acquires-14-900-hectares-land-seaport

. Nice development....

Akpabio and fashola setting pace for other governors since 20 BCE. Meanwhile somewhere in Abia state, south east Nigeria, my useless governor is busy paying for posters and handbills. Abia ala niyi-Abia oti bajèé- Abia la lâlache

How much??


Tell me 40billion

Who be akwa ibom

Bia, this OP, becareful o. Why is your topic saying 15000 when its 14900 hectares that is being acquired?
E be like say you no sabi say 100 hectares is more than enough to start land wahala for that Mbo LGA

Okay

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good for akwa ibom...

A welcome development

That's a nice development for them and "us". Leaders like these make me have some confidence in this country. until we get there!

Akwa Ibom government being the Best since 1000BC

Calabar port has not been utilitized so is Port Harcourt and Warri and the proximity between all these ports is not far... Com'on AKSG good development but should not be our priority now...

Nice one! We need good development in this country! Good development attracts foreign Investors. Let's have more of this and many more in other States!

Nice one by the way what's the timeline? I mean duration?

Am from Akwa Ibom, dat man is a crook. Same old news for 6years now

Thanks for the update. But would appreciate it more if we are updated on the EMBEZZLEMENT BREAKDOWN over the project.

Its a good project o agreed. But I know some mouth must chop outta this.

Good development this are the kind of good news I like listening to not how some politicians and governors have been making empty promises without results since 19bc

DANILSA: Akpabio and fashola setting pace for other governors since 20 BCE. Meanwhile somewhere in Abia state, south east Nigeria, my useless governor is busy paying for posters and handbills. Abia ala niyi-Abia oti bajèé- Abia la lâlache

Aba dere jiiii Aba aju

As far as it will reduce unemployment, then its a welcome development. The only issue is how soon will the project be completed ?

Norajones: Jesus for d first tym i made it to FP,,haleluijah...IYAMMI..ABASI AYAYA

Anieke bo Abasi ifono? Eyen'eka Me'siere...

Norajones: Jesus for d first tym i made it to FP,,haleluijah...IYAMMI..ABASI AYAYA

So...That's your Goal in Life Abi?#SMH

Good news.

Akwa Ibom ayaya

How does this put food on the table for the hungry masses?