Akwa Ibom Government defends its decision to construct Ibom Towers in Lagos, highlighting the project's potential to boost state revenue.
The Akwa Ibom State Government has responded to criticisms following its decision to construct an 18-floor apartment building, Ibom Towers, on Aboyade Cole Street, Lagos.had questioned the rationale behind the proposed building, suggesting that the funds should be used to provide food for the people instead.
“Governor Umo Eno came to serve, to uplift, to challenge and galvanize our people to dream more, become more and Arise further and shine. He remains irrevocably committed to that vision, and nothing will distract him,” the statement continued.The government drew parallels between the Ibom Towers project and the successful Ibom Air initiative, which faced similar scepticism but eventually proved beneficial for the state.
“Like Ibom Air, which was attacked and described as a ‘white elephant’ project by the same herd of ‘nattering nabobs of negativism,’ apologies to the late United States one-time Vice President, Spirow Agnew, the proposed Ibom Towers and the three-star hotel in Abuja, will stand out as enchanting symbols of the continuous Rise and ascendancy of the Akwa Ibom identity when completed. Governor Umo Eno should be celebrated rather than pilloried,” the statement concluded.
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