Udom lmmortalises Attah, Renames Airport After Him

The Akwa Ibom State Governor,Mr Udom Emmanuel has immortalised a former Governor of the State, Arc.(Obong) Victor Attah by renaming Akwa Ibom International Airport, Victor Attah International Airport.

Governor Emmanuel made the proclamation yesterday at a State banquet at Ibom Hotels and Golf Resort, Uyo to celebrate Obong Attah popularly addressed as the 'Father of Modern Akwa Ibom' who clocked 80 last week.

This is the first time the former governor has been honoured by the State Government since he left office in 2007.

Obong Attah is the second democratically elected governor of the state, who laid the foundation for the development of modern Akwa Ibom by initiating an International Airport, the Independent Power Plant, the Ibom Science Park, and the Ibom Hotels and Golf Resort as well as built the second phase of the state secretariat, among other achievements.

He was in the fore front of the resource control struggle by Niger Delta states for control of their oil wealth, a position which pitched Obong Attah against the Federal Government in the Obasanjo era.

The Udom administration is currently exerting effort towards the realisation of the Ibom Deep Seaport, also conceived by the Attah administration
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