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Eno reiterates commitment to accountability, effective service delivery
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Gov. Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom, says his administration will remain committed to ensuring effective leadership, service delivery, and accountability to the people.
Eno made the remarks at the maiden edition of his administration’s ministerial briefing and end of year review in Uyo on Monday.
He said that his administration would remain purely committed to delivering democracy dividends to Akwa Ibom people in line with its campaign promises.
The governor stated that the ministerial briefing was to enable the administration to present its scorecard in the past 18 months.
According to him, the briefing is an enlarged executive council meeting aimed at presenting government’s scorecard and gaining new ideas.
“The exercise will enable Akwa Ibom people to evaluate and assess our government’s performance so far.
“In the past 18 months, this administration has been accountable, transparent and prudent in managing public funds.
“Release of funds must be tied to ideas and projects that will benefit the generality of Akwa Ibom people,” he said.
Eno said that his administration was open to constructive criticisms, saying, ”I mean criticisms that will put government on toes, and not smear campaign and condemnation.
“I must say that we have done well. It is left for critical stakeholders to analyse what we have done. We have tried to keep to the ideals of the ARISE Agenda,” he said.
He said that his administration was currently working on three major projects such as the Aviation Village, Ibom Deep Sea Port and Ibom Medical City.
Eno said that the three major projects were capital intensive, and that his administration had to give priority attention to the airport project following its quick return on investment.
He commended his predecessor for embarking on projects that had strategic investment value.
Eno said that in 2025, his administration would be holding town hall meeting twice in a month to ensure public inputs to governance.
In his presentation, the Commissioner for Lands and Town Planning, Capt. Iniobong Ekong (Rtd), said that the state government had religiously settled compensations for lands acquired from citizens.
Ekong said that the government had successfully reclaimed all government lands that were acquired illegally.