Akwa Ibom to assemble luxury cars, others

Akwa Ibom State will on Monday begin the construction of a plant to assemble luxury cars, ambulances and fire trucks in the state.

The move, according to a statement on Friday, is part of the efforts of the new administration to harness the various resources in the state to achieve total industrialisation.

The Governor, Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, had on Thursday declared open a retreat for the newly appointed members of his cabinet which is aimed at intimating them with the vision of the new leadership in the state.

According to the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Ekerete Udoh, the retreat, which is focused on industrialisation, will appraise ways to build on the legacies of the former Governor of the State, Godswill

Akpabio and keep the state’s sound footing for economic development.
The statement added that the governor had declared his commitment to leverage on the economic potential of the state to move it to the next level.

Udoh said the retreat would also focus on how to harness the various resources in the state to achieve total industrialisation for the benefit of all citizens, adding that it would map out strategies on how all the ministries can work together for the realisation of the economic policies of the new administration.

He said to achieve this, the new governor had set up a technical committee on agriculture and food sufficiency, a technical committee on Ibom Deep Seaport,

“On Monday, July 13, a technical committee on Foreign Direct Investment will be inaugurated while a ground breaking ceremony for the construction of a plant to assemble luxury cars, ambulances and fire trucks in Itu will also hold same day,” he said.

The statement quoted the governor to have said recently while setting up the committee for the deep seaport project, “Ibom Deep Seaport is an audacious attempt to re-write the maritime story of Akwa Ibom State. It holds the promise of an industrial revolution of our state, creation of over 100,000 jobs as well as the promise of a self-sustaining commercial city with oil and gas support services.

[Punch]