Eket Remodelling Soon to Be Completed

...As Works'  Commissioner rewards a PDP loyalist

By Substance Udo-Nature

It could not have been hard to tell the reasons for the hysterical jubilation and endless cheers from excited residents that welcome the Hon. Commissioner for Works, Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Ephraim Inyang-eyen, to Eket, earlier today.

As part of his itinerary, Akparawa Inyangeyen was on his routine inspection of work at the ongoing remodelling of Eket Town Roundabout and to personally supervise demolition of structures on the right of way along areas affected by the massive infrastructural transformation and  beautification of the oil city.

Residents said it was extremely impossible for them to withhold their joy and gratitude to Governor Udom Emmanuel for living up to his promises in still showing the same and even greater level of commitment towards the completion of the Eket Roundabout Remodelling project.

The people reasoned that, as was usually the case before the just concluded 2019 elections, it was good to see the Commissioner continue to come almost on daily basis to ensure pace of work on the project was maintained and expected quality specifications adhered to without the slightest deviation.

According to one Mr. Chinedu Enya, a business man who said he has lived in Eket and around the area in question for the past 11 years, government's initiative to have taken up the expansion of the roundabout and environs and the unwavering determination to take the project to logical conclusion clearly distinguish Gov. Udom Emmanuel as the  peoples' leader and lover of good things for his people.

Recalling the nature of traffic gridlock and associated inconveniences residents used to suffer around the area, Mr. Enya stated, "What is happening in Eket makes me feel jealous of the kind of governor Akwa Ibom people have. I already can foresee what this town will look like soon with this remodelling. Already, we are feeling the positive impact in terms of free flow of traffic and related comfort that come with it. We are very happy".

To create more space to contend the present pace of work, the Commissioner supervised the demolition of some  remaining projects and advised residents, especially property owners, to be wary of obstructing development of the community with flimsy excuses and selfish claims, directly or indirectly.

It would be recalled that few residents in the area had in haste resorted to cheap litigations against the government over complaints that would have attracted better consequences through diplomacy.

In January this year, the Commissioner had also disclosed how the underground drainage system which was not envisaged at the beginning of the contract affected the schedule of work and resources initially billed for the project. Otherwise, the remodelling project would have gone farther than where it is presently, or the two phases of the project likely completed by this date.

The joy of the people perhaps assumed deeper dimension when the Commissioner also today, in appreciation of an individual commitment to the reelection of Gov. Udom  Emmanuel, donated a brand new Toyota Camry to an outstanding PDP loyalist in Eket, Otuekong C.H.Isung. The beneficiary who expressed gratitude to the donor and Governor Emmanuel said the promise by Mr. Inyangeyen to give him a car was made three months ago.

It therefore means that, things working according to government plans and expectations, with the holistic template of Gov. Emmanuel's "Completion Agenda", Eket residents will soon have much greater reasons to appreciate the governor when the whole remodelling package for Eket Roundabout and other road projects in local government shall have been completed.