By Nelson Utip
The Governor of Akwa Ibom State , Pastor Umo Eno has inaugurated committees to authenticate projects executed by the 31 local government councils as the tenure of the appointed Transition Committee chairmen is about to end.
The State House of Assembly had recently undergone a similar exercise where they toured the 31 LGAs to verify the performances of the Council Chairmen as the governor requested for an extension of their tenure which will terminate this month.
A statement by the Secretary to The State Government, Prince Enobong Uwah implies that the committees are to “authenticate the projects executed by the respective chairmen and members of the local government transition committee in the 31 local government councils during their six months tenure in office.’’
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The committee with the nomenclature of the verification team comprises members of The State Executive Council, Permanent Secretaries and Special Advisers and are divided into a group of five members each.
The statement states that the verification team for Essien Udim, Obot Akara, Ikot Ekpene, Ikono and Ini Local Government Councils is headed by Uno Etim Uno, who is the commissioner for Environment and Mineral Resources and has four others as members including Ini Adiakpan, commissioner for women affairs and social welfare, Precious Selong, a member of the state house of assembly representing Urue Offong/Oruko state constituency and Ignatius Anthony Ekwere, Permanent Secretary, State Universal Basic Education Board.
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Other teams are headed by Orman Esin, Commissioner for Transport, Otobong Effiong Bob, a member of the State Assembly representing Nsit Ubium state constituency, Nsikan Linus Nkan, Commissioner for Finance, Raphael Bassey, Commissioner for Housing and Ini Ememobong, Commissioner for Information. The team is expected to submit its report on Wednesday, 5th June 2024.
