AKSG Press Release: Akwa Ibom set to host President Jonathan

By Aniekan Umanah
Hon. Commissioner for Information and Communications, Akwa Ibom State - Nigeria

AKSG PRESS RELEASE (Posted: June 24, 2012)

All is now set for a one day official visit of President Goodluck Jonathan to Akwa Ibom State.

President Jonathan who will declare open the 2011 retreat of senators in Uyo, is also expected to commission the ultra-modern Ibom e-library as well as the six�lane Aka / Nung Udoe Road project, both executed by the government of Chief Godswill Akpabio.

Akwa Ibom State which is hosting the President for the third time since his assumption of leadership of the country, provides a serene and peaceful environment for serious deliberations by the members of the upper house.

The laudable projects of the Akpabio administration which is fast transforming Akwa Ibom into a model state of good governance, a source said, may have also inspired the choice of the state by the national assemblymen.

Confirming the development to reporters, the State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mr Aniekan Umanah, said the state of the art e-library and the Aka � Nung Udoe Road are ready for the President�s visit. The e-library which is billed for commissioning in by the President is the first of its kind in Africa, with both an e-component facility with over 16,000,000 e-books and journals, and more than 30,000 hardcopy books and other facilities for all categories of library users.