Endless list of failed and abandoned projects of Gov Udom Emmanuel goes viral

As some Governors will be going full circle in their eight years of two terms uninterrupted administration and handover to their successors on May 29, 2023 on a clean slate, the case maybe different in Akwa Ibom State as Governor Mr. Udom Emmanuel maybe bequeathing assets and liabilities of an endless list of failed and uncompleted projects initiated by his administration to the next Governor.

Governor Emmanuel is one of the most fortunate Governors in Nigeria after Rivers, Kano, Delta and Lagos States with the largest monthly allocation from the Federation Account, but may leaves the scene in the next fifteen months with a tall list of unfulfilled campaign promises in terms of infrastructural development.

Governor Emmanuel has this week sacked Mr. Ephraim Inyang-Eyen his Chief of Staff for shifting blame on him for the abandonment of Ndon Eyo-Odio road initiated six years ago while he (Ephraim Inyang-Eyen) was serving as Commissioner for Works.

The sack of the former Chief of Staff to Governor Emmanuel who attempted to put the records straight over the abandonment of a sensitive road traversing the Governor’s Local Government of origin prompted concerned citizen to collate the names of several other abandoned and failed projects initiated by Governor Emmanuel since he mounted the saddle on May 29, 2015.

At the time of filling this reports others were still sending other list of uncompleted projects of Governor Emmanuel administration to our mail box.

While we are publishing this report, 9News Nigeria was still receiving mails, SMS and Chats on more failed uncompleted and abandoned projects of Governor Emmanuel based on the flush light we beam on about twenty abandoned projects we published within the week assuming that, that was all.

As we are open for update on this report, we intend to publish a full list of Akwa Ibom State Government abandoned projects soon as we collate all of them.

Below are a large chunks of uncompleted projects of Governor Emmanuel administration forwarded by respective concerned citizens of the State to 9News Nigeria:

*1 Peter Linus Umoh Street, Nsukara Offot, Uyo.

Duration-5 years

Status-Abandoned and there has been no activity at the project site since 2016

*2 Eda Street, Uyo.

Duration-5 years

Status- Abandoned and there has been no activity at the project site since 2017

*3 China Market Project, Eket.

Duration-5 years

Status-Abandoned and there has been no activity at the project site since 2016

*4 Idua Road project, Eket

Duration-5 years

Status-Abandoned by the State Government, but the Local Government Chairman has done some remedial jobs on it

*5 Library Avenue Road project, Uyo

Duration-5 years

Status-Abandoned and there has been no activity at the project site since 2018

*6 Anua-Mbak-Ishiet Road project, Uyo

Duration-5 years

Status-Abandoned

*6 Access Road project at COE, Afaha Nsit

Duration-6 years

Status-Though, unexecuted, it was commissioned.

*5 Akpadiaha Street, Eket

Duration-5 years

Status-Abandoned

*6 Afaha Uqua Road, Eket.

Duration-5 years

Status- Abandoned

*7 Ikot Ebom Itam road project, Itu LGA.

Duration-5 years

Status-Abandoned

*8 Edidon Street project, Eket

Duration-5 years

Status-Abandoned

*9 Prince Road, Eket.

Duration-5 years

Status-Abandoned

*10 Edem Udo Road, Eket.

Duration-5 years

Status- Abandoned

*11 Klinic Road, Eket.

Duration-5 years

Status-Abandoned

*12 Grace Bill Road project, Eket.

Duration-5 years

Status-Abandoned

*13 Larkin Road project, Eket

Duration-5 years

Status-Abandoned

*14 Otung Aya Bridge project, Oruk Anam LGA

Duration-4 years

Status – Uncompleted

*16 International worship Centre

Duration-4 years

Status- Uncompleted

*17 Mbiatok Bridge project in Oruk Anam LGA

Duration-4 years

Status- Uncompleted

*18 Aka-Atan Road project in Uyo

Duration-6 years

Status- Partially done

*19 Garri processing factory in Abak LGA

Duration-6 years

Status-Abandoned and it has become a forest

*20 Ikot Ekwere Itam road project in Itu LGA

Duration-5 years

Status- There has been no activity at the project site since 2017

*21 8.5km Nduetong Oku-Ibiaku Itam road project

Duration-6 years

Status-Complicated

22.Atabong Road project in Okobo LGA

Duration-6 years

Status- Abandoned

*22 Ikot Ebon Itam road project in Itu LGA

Duration-5 years

Status- There has been no activity at the project site since 2017

*23 Odubo Nung Ata Road project in Okobo LGA

Duration-5 years

Status- There has been no activity at the project since 2018

*24 Ikot Essien Road project, Mbiabong, Uyo

Duration-5 years

Status There has been no activity at the project site since 2017

*25 Ikot Atem Road project, Mbiabong, Uyo.

Duration-5 years

Status- There has been no activity at the project site since 2017

*26 Ikot Udowot Road project, Mbiabong, Uyo

Duration-5 years

Status- There has been no activity at the project site since 2017.

*27 Expansion of Oron road to Four Lanes.

Duration-two years.

Status- Complicated, but there has been no activity there for a while now.

*28 Ikot Ekpene- Uyo Rd (Between Control Post and Ikot Ekpene Plaza) – 6years

Status – Uncompleted/Abandoned

  1. .Eket – Etinan Road-

Duration – 7years

Status- uncompleted .

*30 Eket – Ibeno Road

Duration – 9years-

Status – uncompleted.

*31 Eket City Centre – Oron Road expansion

Duration – Demolition ongoing. Completion not feasible in 4 years

Status – uncompleted.

*32 Etinan – Ndon Eyo Road

Duration – 6 years – Status-complicated

*33 Ring Road 2 Aka junction to Abak road-

Duration – 6years

Status – Abandoned

*34 Ring Road 3-

Duration – 3years-

status – ongoing.

*35 Uyo – Etinan Road-

Duration – 7years

Status uncompleted.

*37 Ibom Super higher way-

Duration – 4years

-Status – abandoned.

*38 Eket Remodeling

Duration – 6years

  • Status – abandoned.

*39 Oron remodeling –

duration – 6years

  • Status – uncompleted.

*40 Redemption Academy Road,Uyo.

-Duration 6years-

Status-Abandoned

*41 Road Network in Afaha Atai village,Ibesikpo Asutan LGA-

Duration-6years-

Status-Abandoned

*42 Ikot Akpan Abia-Oboyo Road project

Duration 6years-

Status-Abandoned.

*43 Tabernacle Road project in Itu LGA-

Duration-6 years-

Status- Abandoned

*44 Quality ceramics Road in Itu LGA-

Duration 6 years-

Status-Abandoned

*45 Obot Emen Road project in Uyo state capital-

Duration -6 years-

Status-Abandoned

*46 Etaha Itam road in Itu LGA

Duration-6 years

Status- Abandoned

*47 Ultra Morden International Market project in Itu LGA

Duration-5 years

Status: Abandoned

*48 Ultra Morden International Market project in Uyo

Duration-5 years

Status-Abandoned

*49 Onna Sport Complex

Duration-5 years

Status- Abandoned

*50 Coconut plantation

Duration-6 years

Status- Stunted and the Governor is blaming it on juju by local chiefs

*51 Coconut Refinery

Duration-6 years

Status-It is a mere monument. Nothing has ever been refined there

*52 Itai Afe Annang Road

Duration-5 years

Status- Abandoned

*53 Mexican Cow project

Duration-6 years

Status: It was stillborn

*54 Pencil and Toothpick factory

Duration-6 years

Status: Died and buried.

*55 Palm Oil processing factory in Ukanafun LGA

Duration-5 years

Status- Yet to be seen

*56 17.84km Ikot Ukpo Inua-Ikot Etenghe Ndon-Atan Eka Iko-Ikot Akpabio-Ikot Okpok-Ikot Efre-Atan Ukpe Road project in Ikot Abasi LGA

Duration-3 years

Status – No activity has taken place at the project site after the ground breaking on December 28th 2018

*57 Abak 10 Road project

Duration-5 years

Status: Abandoned

58 * CCTV Camera installation in the State

Status: Nowhere to be found in the State

59 * Rice mil in Ini LGA

Status: Audio Industrialization project since 2017

60 * LED factory in Itu LGA

Status: Still on the drawing board since 2017

61 * Automobile Assembly Plant in Itu LGA

Status: On endless construction

62 * Remodeling and clean up of Ibom Plaza

Status: Planned but never executed

*63 Enwang-Etebi – Nung Eta-Atabong Road

Duration 6 years
Status – Abandoned

*64 Airport road – Nsit Atai- Okobo- Oron Road

Duration 6 years
Status – Abandoned

*65 Oyubia-Oduonim-
Eyubiasang Road with a spur to Uda

Duration 6 years

Status abandoned

*66 Bamboo plantation for industrial value chain

Duration: Project conceived along side with Mexican cows farming six years ago

Status: Audio Industrialization

*67 Fertilizer Factory in Abak

Status: Audio Industrialization, 5 years running

*68 Revamping of Peacock Paint Ikot Ekan, Etinan for optimal production

Status – Abandoned
Duration: 6 years

  • Failed, Uncompleted and Abandoned Projects Still Counting…

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