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We'll Not Run Ibom Hotels At A Loss Again - Gov Umo Eno

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has said hospitality facilities belonging to the state government would no longer be run at a loss, under his administration.

Governor Eno gave the assurance while fielding questions from Government House Correspondents shortly after his inspection tour of the ongoing renovation of facilities at the Ibom Hotel and Golf Resort.

The Governor who said the State has numerous hospitality facilities including; the Ibom Hotel and Golf Resort, the Four Points by Sheraton in Ikot Ekpene, the ongoing ARISE Resort, and facilities in Lagos and Abuja, insisted that they must be strategically managed as profit-making ventures.

"We can't put so much money into facilities like this, and they keep reporting deficit because we want an international brand. We can be our own brand," he stated.

To ensure that the State hospitality facilities are delivering efficiently and profitably, the Governor, who is a Fellow of the Nigerian Hotel and Catering Institute (NHCI), said government would put in place a strategic hospitality management group to properly develop a State brand.

"Five or six years ago, Ibom Air was not a brand, but today, it is a brand to reckon with. You can create your brand. Each and everyone of us has our identity. It is now left for us to develop our identity," he said.

Governor Eno called on indigenous professional hoteliers both at home and in the diaspora to look inward and be part of the Akwa Ibom hospitality brand.

"There is no hotel in this country that you will not find an Akwa Ibom son or daughter at the hierarchy of management. So we call on them to return home and put that same energy in turning around our hotel facilities."

The Governor emphasized that experienced indigenous hoteliers who have made their marks in the hospitality industry will be given a chance to showcase their proficiency in the running of the hotel.

Pastor Eno explained that he came to see the prototype rooms to ensure its readiness for usage come December as expected.

"Once we sort this out, I am told we should be able to deliver the first 40 rooms in October, so that we can start using it in December, preparatory for Christmas."

He disclosed that the ongoing upgrade of facilities in the hotel will be done in phases to meet up its total overhaul.

Governor Eno further highlighted that the State has an amazing hospitality assets that require expertise in different areas including; front desk management, house keeping, engineering, reservation and audit to form a strong group that would develop the State's operational manual in the sector.

"This is necessary and important so that if I am here in Uyo or in Abuja, we already know the standard and it would be the same. Uniforms, attitude, and the likes must be the same. It takes a lot of training and retraining to achieve that," he said.

The Governor who took time to move round the facility, especially the areas of the undergoing renovation, was accompanied by the Secretary to the State Government Prince Enobong Uwah, members of the State Executive Council, Delivery Advisors, and others.

Rubbish.

Government has no business with business

This governor is somehow trying. I don't know why he still had to decamp to APC.

Yes don't run state hotel at loss, no be personal belonging or freebies to some people

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South East, if they are not building brewery, they are investing in brewery or building hotels

These are problem if mismanagement and like of proper supervision. The governor should give an order of no account any government officials or individual elites in the state come to make use of the service of the hotel without payment. He should mandate payment before service and weekly accountability. Anyone who default should charge to court and prosecuted.

No more padi padi stuff... This will reduce abuse of privileged and power.

[/b]"There is no hotel in this country that you will not find an Akwa Ibom son or daughter at the hierarchy of management"[b]

How true is the above statement from the governor?

You dey build 5 star hotel in an Arid state... Make Una leave White Elephant 🐘 projects Una no dey hear

spencekat:
[/b]"There is no hotel in this country that you will not find an Akwa Ibom son or daughter at the hierarchy of management"[b]

How true is the above statement from the governor?

White lies from the pit of hell, how much is the population of AkwaIbomites...
There are 5+ million hotels in Nigeria...

Akwa ibom is a brand and must be protected at all cost.

fabolouz1:
Akwa ibom is a brand and must be protected at all cost.

Brand of liquor, brand of business or brand of state...

Oga your state no pass other states for Nigeria, your state don produce president of Nigeria before, some states don produce 2 presidents of this country, states like Lagos, Katsina, Kano...
Name one list of good things in Nigeria Akwa Ibom state is no 1 apart from no 1 state with HIV prevalence... Akwa Ibom is no 1 state with people living with HIV, you can verify😂😂

As a whole governor no get serious business again, na to put body for hotel business....


Unserious fellow...

Godblessme1:
Rubbish.

Government has no business with business

..abi..that hotel should be sold out to the private sector private hotel operators and entrepreneurs..they are the ones that can operate and run businesses and hotels effectively and very well..the role of government is to provide a conducive environment for businesses, hotels to thrive and excel

This state eh!

Only it has the best Airline
Only i is running the best Hotel in Africa

Kai!
Na God bless this people.

These people are the Israel of Africa. I am sure the hamas of the north are aiming them.

There is a thread about NIgerians not making the top 50 list of countries with High IQs.

This thread is an example.

Long write up, 4 pictures of politicians and not a single picture of the ibom hotels and golf resort.

You now see an example of why we dont make the list of high IQ countries?

Cc: softmirror

To the OP, we know what Eno looks like next time show the pictures of the hotel, instead of devoting all your 4 pictures to the governor.

Faber:
Brand of liquor, brand of business or brand of state...

Oga your state no pass other states for Nigeria, your state don produce president of Nigeria before, some states don produce 2 presidents of this country, states like Lagos, Katsina, Kano...
Name one list of good things in Nigeria Akwa Ibom state is no 1 apart from no 1 state with HIV prevalence... Akwa Ibom is no 1 state with people living with HIV, you can verify😂😂

You and your sort really need to take a good hard look at yourselves in the mirror and ask why you carry this much negativity and bile! A state is minding their own business and getting on with things as they deem fit, and you, an outsider, is getting furious about something wey no concern you….demanding to measure dick with them!

Get a life!

Police way de follow this kind men de always neat and fine. The ones we de see for road wetin happen?

Faber:
Brand of liquor, brand of business or brand of state...

Oga your state no pass other states for Nigeria, your state don produce president of Nigeria before, some states don produce 2 presidents of this country, states like Lagos, Katsina, Kano...
Name one list of good things in Nigeria Akwa Ibom state is no 1 apart from no 1 state with HIV prevalence... Akwa Ibom is no 1 state with people living with HIV, you can verify😂😂

i was not supprised when nigeria never made the list of countries with high IQ

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Behind they will run it for their wives and girlfriends till it dies

That hotel can never break even impossible except Nigeria GDP per capita hit maybe 5000 dollars

casualobserver:
There is a thread about NIgerians not making the top 50 list of countries with High IQs.

This thread is an example.

Long write up, 4 pictures of politicians and not a single picture of the ibom hotels and golf resort.

You now see an example of why we dont make the list of high IQ countries?

Cc: softmirror

To the OP, we know what Eno looks like next time show the pictures of the hotel, instead of devoting all your 4 pictures to the governor.

I was actually looking forward to the hotel pictures too, all I could see was the Gov and crew pics

mrvitalis:
That hotel can never break even impossible except Nigeria GDP per capita hit maybe 5000 dollars

Other hotel no dey break even abi
Why should the hotel be continually running discount in the name of attracting customers when majority of the customers are govt employee or big corporates that are close to the govt

casualobserver:
There is a thread about NIgerians not making the top 50 list of countries with High IQs.

This thread is an example.

Long write up, 4 pictures of politicians and not a single picture of the ibom hotels and golf resort.

You now see an example of why we dont make the list of high IQ countries?

Cc: softmirror

To the OP, we know what Eno looks like next time show the pictures of the hotel, instead of devoting all your 4 pictures to the governor.

But you are an African o. Your intelligence detected this.

OlujobaSamuel:
Other hotel no dey break even abi
Why should the hotel be continually running discount in the name of attracting customers when majority of the customers are govt employee or big corporates that are close to the govt

That's a 5star hotel you can't compare that to a 2 star hotel

That hotel probably needs 300k to 500k a room filled to 75% capacity to even break even

If the hotel was in island Lagos, or Abuja central area then it's Possible

Outskirts of uyo? Not even eket where you have oil companies

Business is not sentiment

Softmirror:
But you are an African o. Your intelligence detected this.

Yes not all Africans are intelligent just like not all Nigerians are crooks.

Some people complained about the location of this hotel then. How can someone build a hotel of this magnitude in such a place if not that the person has -1 intelligent quotient?
Smh for nigerian politicians with misplaced priorities. If that state is blooming, what is the biz of govt with hotels?

mrvitalis:
That's a 5star hotel you can't compare that to a 2 star hotel

That hotel probably needs 300k to 500k a room filled to 75% capacity to even break even

If the hotel was in island Lagos, or Abuja central area then it's Possible

Outskirts of uyo? Not even eket where you have oil companies

Business is not sentiment

Now you know why the SS are excited about the coastal road and the opportunities that it will bring.

casualobserver:
Now you know why the SS are excited about the coastal road and the opportunities that it will bring.

Lmao what exactly would the, costal road do? Someone who would pay 300k a night needs road to go to uyo?

Una well so?

mrvitalis:
Lmao what exactly would the, costal road do? Someone who would pay 300k a night needs road to go to uyo?

Una well so?

If there was a good road to Uyo, I I would hop into my car and take my family on a road trip to Uyo like I enjoyed when I was young with my parents. You may not be able to afford the rooms at the resort but I can and there are many who can but whose only tourism is to travel abroad but will want to explore their own country if there are good roads and good hotel facilities.

They only need a few hundred a night in a country of at least 5-10m who can afford it. The problem is access.

If you can’t contribute to a debate without insults then you are banned. I am sure I have banned you before. That’s the problem with this 3 week ban thing. People like you keep popping back.

You are now blocked and I need to keep a list of blocked people to remind myself to reblock them on sight because I know I have blocked you before.

descarado:
Some people complained about the location of this hotel then. How can someone build a hotel of this magnitude in such a place if not that the person has -1 intelligent quotient?
Smh for nigerian politicians with misplaced priorities. If that state is blooming, what is the biz of govt with hotels?

It's a resort. The location is not the problem.
The problem is that local tourism in Nigeria is in comatose due to insecurity and hardship.