As part of activities commemorating his one
year in office, Akwa Ibom State Governor,
Udom Emmanuel, has performed the ground
breaking ceremony for 11, 000 hectares of
coconut plantation and a refinery project to
boost the industrialisation agenda of his
administration.
The project, St. Gabriel Coconut Plantation
and Refinery Limited, which is sited on the
disputed land between Ikot Abasi, Mkpat
Enin and Eastern Obolo communities, is
expected to provide employment for more
than 500 youths, who would also undergo
training in various aspects of the project.
Performing the ground breaking ceremony,
Governor Emmanuel said the refinery will
process coconut from the plantation, which
is one of the longest surviving plant with
more than 365 usages and a value chain
that triples other economic generating
ventures.
He added that the choice of the disputed
land was a divine direction to cultivate and
convert what would have been described as
a waste land to a source of wealth,
considering the ever-increasing demand
and value of coconut in the international
market.
The governor acknowledged that his choice
of the disputed land has made it possible for
the warring communities to agree to
harness their resources for a mega buck
project that would benefit the people of the
communities rather than fighting and killing
themselves over it.





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Very good.

Revitalizing our nation.
Op picture nko

The governor acknowledged that his choice
of the disputed land has made it possible for
the warring communities to agree to
harness their resources for a mega buck
project that would benefit the people of the
communities rather than fighting and killing
themselves over it.

The bolded part makes sense!