Akwa Ibom profiles Eno’s achievements, sets new targets

The first Executive Council meeting of the Akwa Ibom State Government has X-rayed the achievements of Governor Umo Eno in the first year of his administration

Briefing reporters at the end of the meeting held at Government House, Uyo, the Commissioner for Information, Ini Ememobong, said the council received the Quantitative Data Perspective report on the performance of Governor Eno in the past year from the Economic Adviser to the Governor, Dr Uduakobong Inam.

The report, according to Ememobong, indicates that 2,984 persons have benefited directly from the agricultural programmes of the Umo Eno administration, while 100 public secondary schools and 30 public primary schools have received agricultural inputs.

In the social sector, he said 600 elderly persons benefited from the government’s financial support of which 2,195 people, who were within the multidimensional poor category were scaled up through various government programmes.

Also, Ememobong quoted the report as saying that 4,600 persons (skilled and unskilled) were employed in all sectors, across the state.

He also told journalists that 229.411 Km of roads, with 14 bridges and three underground discharge drainages had been constructed,” adding that “37.7 km of feeder roads were constructed in rural communities across the state.

The Quantitative Data Perspective report equally revealed that 16,522 patients benefited from free medical healthcare sponsored by the state government and that 48,797 students benefited from the payment of 2023/24 SSCE fees.

Similarly, he said: “3,583 retirees (from the state and local council services) have received their retirement benefits to the tune of N18.234 billion, as of May 2024.”

According to Ememobong, the Governor stressed the need for his executive council members to “inject speed to quality delivery as the learning moratorium was over.”

Setting the agenda for the years ahead, the information commissioner said, the 2025-2027 State Medium Term Expenditure Framework was presented. According to him, the MTEF, which was adopted after detailed deliberations, would guide the budget for the next two years.

He said: “The projects proposition report for the administration for 2024/2025 was presented and exhaustively deliberated to ensure compliance with the ARISE Agenda. The Ministries of Finance and Economic Development were charged to ensure that the budget adequately provides for their execution.”