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Tinubu to commission multi-billion naira projects in Akwa Ibom
President Tinubu set to commission eight major projects in Akwa Ibom State amid procurement transparency concerns.
In brief
President Tinubu set to commission eight major projects in Akwa Ibom State amid procurement transparency concerns. President Tinubu will commission eight multi-billion naira projects in Akwa Ibom State but procurement records remain undisclosed, raising accountability questions. Originally reported by Premium Times…
Tinubu to commission projects
President Tinubu scheduled to commission eight major projects in Akwa Ibom State on Friday.
Projects include
Airport-Okopedi Road, Ring Road 3, AKWA-GIS Office Complex, Command and Control Centre, ARISE Palm Resort, International Terminal Building, International Airport Hospital and Ibom Aviation Village.
Budget allocations
Airport-Okopedi Road received N3 billion in 2023, N8.5 billion in 2024, N23 billion in 2:2025 and N15 billion in 2026.
Ring Road 3 funding
Ring Road 3 received N21 billion in 2024, N15 billion in 2025 and N13 billion in 2026.
ARISE Palm Resort
ARISE Palm Resort budgeted N29.99 billion in 2025 and N10 billion in 2026 with N5 billion for erosion control.
International Terminal Building
International Terminal Building received N21.1 billion in 2023, N14.35 billion in 2024, N16.2 billion in 2025 and N8 billion in 2026.
Procurement law concerns
Akwa Ibom State Public Procurement Law requires publishing contract details but records remain undisclosed.
Missing procurement records
PREMIUM TIMES could not find original contract sums or procurement records for any of the projects.
Previous transparency issues
State government received N3.218trillion in revenue but stopped publishing detailed capital expenditure records.
Commissioner unresponsive
Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Information did not respond to procurement records inquiries.
Airport hospital funding
International Airport Hospital project budgeted N2 billion for remodeling and N700 million for equipment.
Ibom Aviation Village
Ibom Aviation Village received N6.62 billion in 2025 and N5.98 billion in 2026.
Command and Control Centre
Command and Control Centre budgeted N500 million for equipping and furnishing in 2025 and N1 billion in 2026.
Procurement law section
Section 61(5) of Akwa Ibom State Public Procurement Law mandates publishing procurement information on electronic portal.
No procurement records found
PREMIUM TIMES found no evidence of open competitive bidding for any of the projects.
What happens next
Akwa Ibom State must publish procurement records to comply with public procurement law.
The one thing
President Tinubu will commission eight multi-billion naira projects in Akwa Ibom State but procurement records remain undisclosed, raising accountability questions.
