Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has directed the allocation of 150 units from the 236 Deluxe apartments at Grace Estate to Civil Servants at no cost.
He made the declaration during the Commissioning of the Housing Estate, which is part of the activities marking his First Anniversary in office on Saturday.
Governor Eno, who inaugurated the Grace Housing Project at Ibiono Ibom and Ikono Local Government Areas, clarified that the 150 Housing Units for Civil Servants between Grade levels 01 and 08, will be allotted to beneficiaries through a fair and transparent lottery process in the public glare, on a soon to be announced date by a committee led by the Head of Civil Service.
The Governor also commissioned 36 units of two-bedroom bungalows for indigent families across the state under his administration’s Arise Compassionate Homes Programme, while approving the construction of 164 more to complete the 200 targeted for his first two years and 400 for his first term in office.
The Governor assured of more impactful projects in the area, including the construction of Use Ikot Amama and Ikpanya roads as well as the Ibiono Ibom General Hospital, with a charge on youths to support project execution in their areas.
Governor Eno, while also commissioning the 36 ARISE Compassionate Homes at Ibiono Ibom, explained that the programme was another gesture of taking shelter to the very vulnerable citizens in their villages or wards, equivalent to what is provided for the Civil Servants in the Estate setting.
In their separate remarks, Stakeholders of Ibiono Ibom and Ikono Local Government Areas led by Comrade Ini Ememobong and Sir S. U. Akpan appreciated the Governor over the development strides in the areas and pledged their continuous support to ensure the successful execution of projects and actualisation of the Arise Agenda.