October 1, (THEWILL) – Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel, has assured the people of the Eket Senatorial District of the state that every ongoing project in the area would be completed before the end of his administration in May 2023.
During the official commissioning of the 18,000 seating capacity ultra-modern sports Stadium in Eket Local Government Area, Governor Emmanuel gave the assurance Friday.
“All ongoing projects will be completed, so have no fears no matter what happens. Even if the contractors don’t want to work, we will push him to work”, Emmanuel assured.
Speaking further, the governor noted that the ultra-modern sports stadium would be a key driver of talents in the state.
He noted that the first major competition that would be held in the stadium is the police sports festival, which would take place during the last quarter of the year.
He expressed appreciation to the indigenous contractors for the standard of work and facilities at the Eket Sports stadium.
Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Bello, Commissioning the edifice, noted that the 18,000-seater capacity stadium would breed talents in Akwa Ibom and Nigeria in general.
He described the stadium as fantastic with up-to-date facilities that were built in record time, adding that the stadium would encourage youths of Eket in football, even as it would produce quality footballers in the near future.
Gov. Bello, who commended Gov. Emmanuel for doing so well for the state noted: “you are a great man with a clean heart by your commitment, your dedication and a promise fulfilled to the people of Akwa Ibom State. God bless you.
“I thank Gov. Emmanuel on behalf of Akwa Ibom and Nigeria as a whole for good leadership examples.
“You used resources available to the state in the areas of infrastructure development, education, sports, among others.”
Earlier, Mr Monday Uko, the state commissioner for Youth and Sports, noted that the stadium was built by indigenous contractors from the state.
The stadium was flagged-off with a novelty match between Katsina United and Akwa United football clubs.
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