From Isaac Job, Uyo
Akwa Ibom state governor pastor Umo has inspected the 18- storey Ibom towers building in Lagos and charged the project contractor to deliver the project within the contractual timeline by August next year .
According to the Commissioner of Information Hon Aniekan Umanah governor Umo Eno paid an unscheduled visited the project site at Abayode Cole Crescent within Victoria Island as part of his official engagements in Lagos shortly after delivering the centenary lecture at Yoruba Tennis Club .
Umanah disclosed that Eno was impressed that the project was gradually taking shape despite initial setbacks and urged the contractors to double their efforts to deliver within the projected timeline.
“I had said that when next I come here I must climb up this floor. I’m happy that the contractors have made it possible for me to stand on the ground floor. It gives me some relief
“The building is mainly for commercial use and Akwa Ibom wants to participate in the property market in this country
“This project will increase the State’s IGR. You know that Lagos and Abuja are the best places to invest in the property market and to diversify from dependence on crude oil money.”
Umanah said governor Umo Eno maintained that the boom in the oil industry may not last for long which necessitated the need to create long-term benefits from the State’s assets across the country.
He disclosed that Eno was pleased with the number of Akwa Ibom indigene working at the site in Lagos and announced that the State Statistician General will soon visit the project site for a comprehensive update on the impact of the project on Akwa indigene in Lagos .
Umanah said the project contractor and Managing Director of Western Legacy handling the project Mr Kunle Adedigba while interacting with Journalists and other engineers working on the project assured governor Eno that the project, having overcome initial difficulties, will witness remarkable and speedy progress.
“Timelines for project delivery will be honoured. It has a very small space and it is a tall building, but we are doing our best
“From this ground floor, we will deliver a floor every three weeks until we have a project review in December
“By December, we will review to know whether to stay on the existing timeline or improve on it
“We are building 18 floors and what is most important is quality and safety”.
(The Sun)