₦airaland Forum

If corruption in public procurement is not curbed in our society, the dream of many states especially one dubbed to be the ‘Land of promise’ may not see the light of the day if its resources are continuously defalcated in the guise of the erection of monumental structures aimed at elevating its industrial and structural status by those saddled with the responsibility of ensuring appropriate management of tax-payers money.

This is evident in the Governor Udom’s led administration in Akwa Ibom State and the construction of a 21 Storey Office Building at Banking Layout off Udo Udoma Avenue Uyo which has recently come under scrutiny over the tremendous amount of money earmarked for its execution.

A look into the 2020 budget under the ministry of special duties for the building revealed that N2.6 billion was set aside for perimeter fence/gate even though the fencing of the project had been carried out since 2019 with only plastering left while the intended mansion-like Gate House is secured at N221,197,360 (Two Hundred and Twenty-One Million, One hundred and Ninety-Seven Thousand, Three Hundred and Sixty Naira).

Interestingly, the office Building which last year under the description ‘superstructure’ got N8 billion from the budget, will also see...

Read more at: https://secretsreporter.com/tower-of-babel-21-storey-business-tower-by-akwa-ibom-state-govt-to-gulp-another-n13billion-in-2020-budget/

A swimming pool seemingly intended for corporate workers who might decide to take off their suits and unwind from the scorching heat ravaging the country was also penned down to swallow N372 million.

otokx:
The office can be converted to state secretariat or better still another hotel.

knowledgeable:
Pure transformation.

Brother Udo, please don't listen to 'them' backward Africans commenting o..

Akwa Ibom have gotten the right infrastructural foundation going for her. One gigantic project one step at a time.. and watch the magic few years down the road.