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""The focus of this government will be directed at ensuring the provision of infrastructure, (roads, power, water, healthcare, education) and in particular, the completion of key projects of the immediate past administration. These include the Ibom Power Plant, Science and Technology Park, Ibom Le' Meriden & Golf Resort, the International Airport, and the Akwa Ibom University of Technology, among others. Since then I have put in place a roadmap for actualising this vision in order to transform our infrastructural challenges from remaining as obstacles to becoming catalysts of poverty alleviation and sustainable development. This objective requires a positive and dynamic partnership between the public and the private sectors as has now become the norm across the globe."

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"The present administration in the state is desirous of changing the situation as rapidly as possible. In this endeavour, we have dreamt big and we intend to actualise this dream in our generation."




An Illuminated Vision Akwa Ibom seems so exciting to both Akwa Ibomites, neighbors, visitors, and foreigners, but you have to understand just how deep it had sunk in the recent past. Past disappointments also explain some things about Akwa Ibom which outsiders sometimes find hard to fathom; its faith in the wisdom of the present administration, the surety that the Godswill Akpabio lead administration will deliver on its promises and her strong determination to support the present for the future. Based on Chief Godswill Akpabio’s vision for Akwa Ibom State which is an empowered populace and a private sector-driven economy that will act as a catalyst to Nigeria`s industrial revolution, the Ibom Power Plant promise cannot be overemphasized. The necessity arose to connect the whole 31 state local governments to the national grid. It was like a chain reaction specially induced for the good of Akwa Ibom. Iin 2008, Electrification became a top priority of the state government and an inter-ministerial project committee under the headship of the commissioner of Finance, pursued the electrification projects with much dynamism.	Distribution Impact There was a total number of 97 transformer installations in the different local governments; Abak got 3 transformers, Eastern Obolo 1, Eket 1, Essien Udim 3, Etim Ekpo 4, Etinan 5, Ibesikpo Asutan 5, Ibiono Ibom 5, Ika 3, Ikono 4, Ikot Abasi 2, Ikot Ekpene 6, Ini 2, Itu 3, Mbo 2, Mkpat Enin 3, Nsit Atai 1, Nsit Ibom 5, Nsit Ubium 2, Oron 2, Oruk Anam 2, Ukanafun 9, Uruan 3, and a hefty 20 for Uyo. In 2009, some of the local governments who did not benefit in the previous year like Onna, got 2 transformers installed for them. Okobo also got 2, Eastern Obolo, Esit Eket, Ika, Mbo, Oron, Ukanafun, and Urue Offong Oruko 1 each. The others who benefited in 2008 were also beneficiaries in 2009. Starting from Abak who got 4, Eket 7, Essien Udim 3, Etim Ekpo 4, Etinan 9, Ibesikpo Asutan 3, Ibiono Ibom 6, Ikono 4, Ikot Abasi 5, Ikot Ekpene 3, Itu 5, Mkpat Enin 5, Nsit Ibom 4, Nsit Ubium 6, Uruan 4, Uyo got 10 and this brought the total number of the year’s electrification project to one hundred and one.	Wired Ahead for UPS A system that believes in equal opportunities had already started with commissioning of new projects in 2010 and you can lay a wager that no local government with need for electrification was left out. Abak got another 2 to complement the 7 they had already. 1 more for Eket made theirs 9, Essien Udim got 8 to raise theirs to 14, two was added to Etim Ekpo and now they have 10, Etinan’s 13 installations was increased by 4, Ibesikpo Asutan had a total of 9, Ibiono Ibom increased by 4, Ika got 8 on the whole, Ikono 11 on the whole, Ikot Abasi has 8 on the whole, Ikot Ekpene 3 more, Ini 5, Itu 2, Mkpa Enin 2, Nsit Atai 4, Obot Akara got 4, Okobo has a total of 5, Oruk Anam got 7 in 2010 and increased to 10, Udung Uko got 1 more, Uruan 1 and Uyo increased by 9. This leaves the state with a massive electrification project success of 97 installations in 2008, 101 in 2009 and 77 in 2010. A total of 275 electrification projects were executed and commissioned under the 3 years in office of Chief Godswill Akpabio.

Traversed Potentials	Powered Enterprise	Power Shift
Akwa Ibom has long been known as a place of vast potentials, hence It behooves the people to engage in profitable small scale businesses; like tailoring, carpentry, running of oil mills with lots of ease to mention but a few. Briefing on the activities of government in relation to industrialization, the commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Dr. Emem Wills said the massive infrastructural development witnessed in the state was a major step and a bold initiative of the Godswill Akpabio administration in attracting both foreign and local investments to the state.	Citing the power project, currently being executed by the state government, the Commerce and Industry boss noted that the critical infrastructure vigorously pursued by the government were major factors that will trigger investments. Calling on the indigenes of the state in the diaspora to venture homewards and establish commercial concerns in the state; He assured them of government’s readiness to provide them with enabling environment to operate.	Village heads and the good people of Akwa Ibom state have been admonished by Chief Godswill Akpabio on how important it is for them to protect and safe guard what belongs to them from being vandalized.

An Illuminated Vision

Wired Ahead for UPS

Traversed Potentials

Powered Enterprise

Power Shift