Tinubu to visit Akwa Ibom for project openings and rallies

President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to visit Uyo on Friday, November 6, to open eight Akwa Ibom projects and attend a political rally, before travelling to Port Harcourt on Saturday for an All Progressives Congress rally, according to a presidential itinerary. The itinerary was announced in a statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, the president’s special adviser on information and strategy. The projects listed for commissioning include Airport-Okopedi Road, Ring Road 3, the AKWAGIS Office Complex, the Command and Control Centre, ARISE Palm Resort, the International Terminal Building, the International Airport Hospital and Ibom Aviation Village. Three of the facilities are at Victor Attah International Airport. Governor Umo Eno declared Friday a work-free day in the state, according to the reports. A review of Akwa Ibom budget documents found allocations of N49.5 billion for Airport-Okopedi Road across the 2023 revised budget and the 2024, 2025 and 2026 budgets. The same review found N49 billion allocated to Ring Road 3 over the 2024-26 budget cycles. Those figures represent budget provisions, not confirmed spending or final contract costs. The review also found N59.65 billion...