From Isaac Job, Uyo
Akwa Ibom state governor pastor Umo Eno has said that government will focus on Agriculture ,rural development repositioned tourism while strengthening other small and medium scale enterprises for economic growth of the state in 2025.
In statewide broadcast to herald the new year in the state, Eno assured the people of the continuous Agricultural revolution to achieve food sufficiency in the new year .
” We came with an agenda to engender an agricultural revolution, aimed at ensuring food security for our people.
“On that, I make bold to say that we are right on course. Let me thank you again for heeding our clarion call to return to the farm. From what I have seen and heard, we are very hopeful that in the course of this year, we will experience a bountiful harvest.
“The Ibom Model Farm, project is ongoing, the farm signposts our determined efforts to combine food sufficiency and tourism and in the process revolutionize our agricultural practices”.
Eno reiterated commitment to build rural roads, provides potable water ,model primary health care facilities to stop rural – urban migration as one project per local government policy remains unchanged .
“Our commitment to expanding and maintaining infrastructure has been upheld. Within 19 months of assuming office, we have undertaken 157 road projects across the 31 Local Government Areas. This includes roads inherited from the previous administrations, many of which have been completed and commissioned. Additionally, we launched a zero-polthole campaign, transforming our state into a thriving construction hub.”
The governor explained that the state will continue on her peaceful ambience to attract investors
“Our State still remains an oasis of peace and tranquility. Many thanks to the robust collaborations with our security agencies, Let me also appreciate our youths for believing in our leadership and for shunning anti-peace tendencies.
“That is why we have created a stand-alone Ministry of Youth Development, separate from Sports to work with our youths to ensure that the future they aspire is made possible by tangible and concrete programmes we have initiated for them today. I trust and know they will continue to work with us to make that happen.” He said