Akwa Ibom Begins Retreat For Cabinet Members 

AS part of efforts to fulfill his campaign promises, Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel yesterday declared open a retreat for the newly appointed members of his cabinet.

The retreat is aimed at intimating them with the vision of the new leadership in the state.

According to his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr. Ekerete Udoh, the retreat, which is focused on industrialisation, would appraise ways to build on the legacies of the former governor, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and keep the state’s sound footing for economic development.

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 Udom-led administration. 

To achieve this, he said the governor had set up a technical committee on agriculture and food sufficiency, Ibom Deep Seaport, as well as Foreign Direct Investment, to be inaugurated on Monday, July 13.