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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."
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15 floor 250 room 5-Star Hotel
- Galleria with 10,000 seater dome and multiple cinema halls
- International standard thene park with wet and dry park facilities
- Shopping Mall
- Complimentary Services with Monorail
THE TROPICANA ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX has a land mass of 82
hectares. It is located along SIR UDO UDOMA Avenue and is bonded by roads around
its perimeter. The project consists of:
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Ibom International Airport
- International airport with maintenance, repairs, and overhaul (MRO) hangers
- Will provide passenger and cargo services
- Can handle Boeing 747 aircrafts
Ibom International Airport is first of its kind in West and Central Africa strategically
located to serve the commercial interest of the Gulf of Guinea.
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- Gas supply agreement signed with Nigerian Gas Company (NGC)
- Electricity generating licence obtained
The Ibom Power Plant located near the Aluminium Smelting Plant (ALSCON) in Ikot Abasi is designed to provide 685MW with an initial energy output of 191MW from three
turbines in the first phase of which 60MW is dedicated to meet
the State's current
and future energy needs.
Currently,
over 70% of the State has been linked to the national grid, while target
date for full electrification of Akwa Ibom State is December 2010. The second phase
is planned to generate 500MW.
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- Memorandum of understanding (MOU) between government and Exxon
Mobil and Knowledge Partners Ltd/IBM on a graduate assistanceship programme
The State is currently developing a science park. The only science park with free
trade zone status in the country. Promoting the establishment of hi-tech small and
medium enterprises. Encouragement of Research and Development (R&D). This will
enhance the deployment of e-commerce and e-governance in the state.
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- Has a natural draught of 11 meters
- requires little dredging to accommodate large ocean going vessels
- located in the oil rich region and would serve the oil companies and oil service
companies located within the region
- Easy access to the oil rich Gulf of Guinea
- Proximity and centrality to Deep offshore operations & West African region,
JDZ, Sao Tome, Equatorial Guinea, Angola, Gabon, Tinapa.
- Could stimulate industrial, mercantile and tourism activities
- Development of infrastructure to support oil & gas exploration, shipping, industries
and international trade within a free trade zone framework
- The synergy so generated would be used as a vehicle for rapid development
- Employment of a strategy that balances rapid industrialisation/economic growth with
environment protection
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