Six Offi Communities in Okobo need roads, electricity

The access way and the internal link roads from Uruting, Eyede, Osu Offi, Ubak, Afaha Osu, Otieke Offi, Ikono Offi all in Offi Ward 2 in Okobo Local Government Area are in total ruins; and there is no electricity in these six communities.

The issues currently facing our people aside unemployment, Road and Electricity tops the list.
Unfortunately, the Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Rural Development haf been refuting our secret letters in this regard, saying the Government had in 2010 inaugurated electricity in Offi G6 communities.

While some of the projects had allegedly been shabbily done through cronies, some have been fictitiously commissioned with pictures delivered to Akwa Ibom State government, and well publicised, even as no such projects have ever been carried out.

It was gathered that the project covering modern democratic governments of PDP under Obong Victor Attah, Obong Godswill Akpabio and Deacon Udom Emmanuel have been mismanaged by party chieftains in the area.

For instance, a project coded as No. 466-Electrification is said to have been cited in Atak Udim, Otieke as published in page 476 of Inter-Ministerial Update, A Publication of the Ministry of Finance which is a Pictorial Compendium of Inter-Ministerial Direct Labour Projects (2007-2011), Volume 1.

The same project is documented on page 24 of the Programme for Inauguration of Constituency Projects, where it was listed for inauguration on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 as being among the 75 projects constructed in Okobo LGA in a publication of Akwa Ibom State government titled IBOM DIARY – Special Inauguration Edition, page 62 with the heading: Akwa Ibom Rural Revolution- Okobo.

Also, at page 420 of the Pictorial Compendium of Inter-Ministerial Direct Labour Projects (2007-2011), the said project is publicised as being among those executed and inaugurated on Tuesday, May 25, 2010. Page 210 of the compendium also contains the picture of the same project.

It could be recalled that Chief Jerry Okpo had, during the Attah-led government used a graduate of Agricultural Engineering to execute an electrification project in Offi Community which has never been a reality since.

The said contractor, Engr John who allegedly used inferior materials to install the tranasformer was adjudged incompetent, as a generator was reportedly being used in generating electricity, while the project was being inaugurated.

Government at all levels must know about this criminal act fast by prosecuting the duo. The Akwa Ibom State Government should please rise up and revisit the area, Offi G6 which comprises of Eyede, Osu Offi, Ubak, Afaha Osu, Otieke Offi, Ikono Offi deserves of a proper development plan as Akwa Ibom State Government's rural access roads top the priority list of this administration. Let's look above every sentiments.

*Victor Paul Unoh*
#Concerned Citizen#
#Civil Rights activist#

cc:
*Honourable Commissioner*
#Ministry of Rural Development#
*Akwa Ibom State*

*Hon. Bassey Pius Bassey*
#Member representing Okobo State Constituency#
*Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly*

*Hon. Dr. Sylvester Attah*
The Executive Chairman
Okobo LGA