Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, on Saturday, threatened to terminate all non-performing contracts.
Mr Eno stated this during a media briefing in Uyo, saying that contracts were meant to be implemented to deliver democracy dividends.
He said it was deeply worrisome that some contractors handling state government projects were neither proactive nor patriotic.
The governor particularly stated that the contractors handling the Tabernacle Road in Uyo and Midim Atan-Etim Ekpo Road in Essien Udim Local Government Area had not lived up to expectations.
Mr Eno said that the Tabernacle Road project was re-awarded in February 2024 and wondered why it remained incomplete despite government mobilisation.
He further said that in the past three years, his administration had constructed more than 1,300 kilometres of roads and about 40 bridges.
According to him, the government has completed the 14.3km Ikot Ubo-Odot Road in Nsit Ubium/Nsit Atai, the Internal Roads at the Police Headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia, among others.
The governor stated that his administration had completed several projects that were inherited from his predecessor’s government.
“Some of them are the Ikot Esu-Otomo-Azumini Road in Ika, Pepsi Junction-Ukpom-Abak Road, Ikot Ekaide and Ikot Okoro Bridges, among others.
“We are currently implementing different strategic road projects across the state, including the dualisation of Ring Road III, reconstruction of Ikot Akpadem-Iko Road with bridges, among others,” he said.
Mr Eno promised to set up a committee comprising the media and civil society organisations to work with the government toward ridding the Uyo metropolis of potholes.
He expressed his administration’s readiness to implement projects that would improve the well-being of Akwa Ibom people.
The governor urged Akwa Ibom people to be patient and support the government with inputs that would promote service delivery.
(NAN)
