By Freshgist
Mkpat Enin Local Government stakeholders in Akwa Ibom on Tuesday commended the Transition Chairman, Hon Lady Mercy Bassey over the ongoing rehabilitation of Ibekwe Akpanya - Ikot Akpaden link road which has remained impassable over a year.
The road also connects major Federal, State parastatals and privately owned institutions in the area, as well as Oil and Gas Free Trade Zone in Eastern Obolo, Onna/Ikot Abasi Local Government Areas of the state.
Lady Bassey, who was appointed as the Transition Chairman of Mkpat Enin Local Government barely a month ago by Governor Umo Bassey Eno has carried out intervention work on the road that was neglected over the years to make life better to motorists and others traversing the road.
Our Correspondent, who visited some communities (Ibekwe Akpanya, Mkpat Enin urban, Esa Ekpo, Ukam and Ikot Akpaden) felt the pulse of residents of the area.
Obonganwan Rose Andrew Brown recounted how some traders lost their lives and goods while going or returning from big markets in the area due to the deplorable state of the road.
"I want to thank God on behalf of my Governor, Pastor Umo Eno and his dear wife, Pastor Mrs Patience Umo Eno for choosing our daughter as the Transition Chairman of Mkpat Enin Local Government,who understands the problem of the people and also them for common good.
" Right from when she was an Acting Chairman, she renovated the Council Secretariat. And barely a month,she has rehabilitated the only major road that we have in Mkpat Enin".
Former People's Democratic Party (PDP) Chapter Chairman in the area, Hon. Nkereuwem Akai extold the Council boss saying, the Transition Chairman is a performer, even when she was an Acting Chairman for 8 months, when the immediate past Chairman was suspended from office for maladministration by the State House of Assembly in 2022.
According to him, "you can see how she fixed the Ibekwe Akpanya - Ikot Akpaden road barely a month in office. We feel she can do more, if given opportunity to serve as elected chairman of the Council.
"On security, the DPO recently commended her for subduing criminality in Ibiaku and Ikpa-Ikono Clans where kidnappers are holding sway".
On his part, Secretary of Ikot Unya Village Council, Chief Anthony Christopher Udoudo expressed delight of the Chairman's gesture on grading rural roads in Mkpat Enin.
Mr. Godswill Okon Sampson, on behalf the youth also applauded the Council boss for transforming the rural areas through her intervention in grading roads and making them motorable.
"Our Chairman has done well because, she is currently grading roads from Ibekwe Akpanya to Ikpa-Ikono Clan. She is also drilling borehole at Ibianga Village in Ikpa-Ikono Ward 1, renovation of Primary Health Center at Ibioete. We pray God to strengthen her to do more." He stated
Excellent, I was shocked that someone was sitting in Mkpatenin as the council boss when a particular spot very close to his office was impassable Even one decides to pass through there and take short cut through Ma Ebe's Community to Ikot Abasi.
ReplyDeleteIt is very shameful when people allow touts without vision to mount the seat of government.
@Hon. Mercy Bassey, I won't want you to relax on your visionary leadership because of the encomiums poured on you, thank you for being the people's leader but keep it up.
Above comment by Engr. Daniel Ukpong,CPM, Rtgst. Coren.
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