A'Ibom seeks Federal Govt. urgent intervention On Calabar-Itu Highway Gully
By Pat PA Okon
...Debunks Senator Enang's claims
The State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, has called on the Federal Government to urgently intervene in the gully erosion that is at the verge of cutting off Calabar Itu Highway at Ntak Inyang community in Itu Local Government Area of the State.
The Governor made the call on Wednesday while inspecting the gully erosion site which is rightly opposite the transmission station of the State-owned radio station; Akwa Ibom Broadcasting Corporation (AKBC).
Represented by the State Commissioner for Works, Mr. Ephraim Akparawa Inyang-Eyen, the Governor called on the Federal Government to release funds to Akwa Ibom to tackle ecological problems in the oil rich State.
"I wish that the Federal Government would consider Akwa Ibom State as part of Nigeria and give us ecological funds to tackle situations like this", Inyang-Eyen lamented while addressing newsmen.
He used the occasion to debunk an allegation levelled against the State by an aide to President Buhari, Senator Ita Enang, stating unequivocally that the Federal Government refunded only N20 billion out of the N78 billion approved by the National Assembly, being monies spent by the Akwa Ibom State Government to rehabilitate Federal roads.
The Works boss hinted that it was pertinent for the Federal Government to expedite action in execution of erosion control measures in Akwa Ibom, adding that the site at Ntak Inyang and other areas scattered around the State, posed huge risk to residents and commuters.
The level of devastation created by the erosion in the State, according to the Commissioner, is beyond what Akwa Ibom State Government can handle, thus, appealing to the Federal Government to come to their aid through the Ecological Funds Office.
Inyang-Eyen used the occasion to announce the State Government's decision to create a diversion on one side of the erosion site to forestall any mishap by unsuspecting users of the highway.
...Debunks Senator Enang's claims
The State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, has called on the Federal Government to urgently intervene in the gully erosion that is at the verge of cutting off Calabar Itu Highway at Ntak Inyang community in Itu Local Government Area of the State.
The Governor made the call on Wednesday while inspecting the gully erosion site which is rightly opposite the transmission station of the State-owned radio station; Akwa Ibom Broadcasting Corporation (AKBC).
Represented by the State Commissioner for Works, Mr. Ephraim Akparawa Inyang-Eyen, the Governor called on the Federal Government to release funds to Akwa Ibom to tackle ecological problems in the oil rich State.
"I wish that the Federal Government would consider Akwa Ibom State as part of Nigeria and give us ecological funds to tackle situations like this", Inyang-Eyen lamented while addressing newsmen.
He used the occasion to debunk an allegation levelled against the State by an aide to President Buhari, Senator Ita Enang, stating unequivocally that the Federal Government refunded only N20 billion out of the N78 billion approved by the National Assembly, being monies spent by the Akwa Ibom State Government to rehabilitate Federal roads.
The Works boss hinted that it was pertinent for the Federal Government to expedite action in execution of erosion control measures in Akwa Ibom, adding that the site at Ntak Inyang and other areas scattered around the State, posed huge risk to residents and commuters.
The level of devastation created by the erosion in the State, according to the Commissioner, is beyond what Akwa Ibom State Government can handle, thus, appealing to the Federal Government to come to their aid through the Ecological Funds Office.
Inyang-Eyen used the occasion to announce the State Government's decision to create a diversion on one side of the erosion site to forestall any mishap by unsuspecting users of the highway.
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