The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has inaugurated a thirteen-man Project Monitoring and Delivery Team with a charge to monitor all projects of government across the State, on a Senatorial District basis, to expedite completion and quality delivery.
Performing the inauguration of the team at Government House, Uyo, on Friday, January 10, 2025, Governor Umo Eno directed the immediate commencement of diligent monitoring of all ongoing projects in the State, to examine the projects to ascertain the current level, assess ss percentage of completion and report directly to the Executive Assistant and Chief Delivery Advisor in the Office of the Governor.
This assignment, he added, does not replace the usual monitoring role played by Ministries responsible for each project.
According to the Governor, the essence of the Projects Monitoring and Delivery Team is to ensure the timely completion of projects in line with his promise to provide good governance and deliver dividends of democracy to the Akwa Ibom people.
“You are expected to provide an update on every project done by any Ministry, in the Senatorial District that you are allocated and you will be reporting to the Executive Assistant to the Governor and Chief Delivery Advisor.
“You must report accurately. Some of you are Engineers some are quantity surveyors, follow the specifications.”
Those inaugurated were Engineer Aniefiok Usoro as Project Team Lead for Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District who will work with four others, Engineer Ime Akpan as Team Lead for Eket Senatorial District, to work with three others and Mr. Ubong Linus as Team lead for Uyo Senatorial District.
Further stressing the importance of the task before them, Governor Eno cautioned the committees to resist the temptation of contractors to make misleading reports, tasking them to uphold objectivity and integrity in their assessment and reportage.
Giving an update on ongoing projects on which to commence monitoring, he enumerated 27 road construction projects and 17 other projects in Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District, 39 roads and 22 other projects in Eket Senatorial District, and 54 roads and 54 other projects in Uyo Senatorial District.
The Governor also issued utility vehicles to each team to aid movement.
Other team members include Princess Itoro Obot, Engr Ekpedeme Okon Ekpo, Engr Idongesit Eno Ben, Solomon Eyo, Essien Ndueso, Barr Ememobong Nicholas, Engr Joseph Udo Asamudo, Engr Abasiama Akai, Isaac Sam Akpan, and Emmanuel Akpabio.
