A’Ibom gov threatens to terminate non-performing contracts

Gov. Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom, on Saturday, threatened to terminate all non-performing contracts in order to avoid wastage of government resources.

Eno who stated this at a media briefing in Uyo, said that contracts were meant to be implemented to deliver democracy dividends.

He said it was hugely worrisome that some contractors handling state government projects were not proactive and patriotic.

The governor particularly stated that the contractors handling the Tabernacle Road in Uyo, and Midim Atan-Etim Ekpo Road in Essien Udim Local Government Area had not lived up to expectations.

Eno said that the Tabernacle Road project was re-awarded in Feb. 2024, and wondered why it had remained uncompleted despite mobilisation by the government.

He further said that in the past three years, his administration had constructed more than 1,300 kilometres of roads and about 40 bridges.

According to him, the government has completed the 14.3km Ikot Ubo-Odot Road in Nsit Ubium/Nsit Atai, Internal Roads at Police Headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia among others.

The governor stated that his administration had completed several projects that were inherited from his predecessor’s government.

“Some of them are the Ikot Esu-Otomo-Azumini Road in Ika, Pepsi Junction-Ukpom-Abak Road, Ikot Ekaide and Ikot Okoro Bridges among others.

“We are currently implementing different strategic road projects across the state, including the dualisation of Ring Road III, reconstruction of Ikot Akpadem-Iko Road with bridges, among others,” he said.

Eno promised to set up a committee that would be made up of the media and civil society organisations to work with the government towards ridding the Uyo metropolis of ‘potholes’

He expressed his administration’s readiness to implement projects that would improve the wellbeing of Akwa Ibom people.

The governor urged Akwa Ibom people to be patient, and support the government with inputs that would promote service delivery