From Isaac Job, Uyo
Akwa Ibom state governor has lauded Amitec company for providing water project and donation of 50,000 exercise books to assist students in Ikot Ekaide ,Ikot Okoro and adjoining communities where 23km road project was constructed and commissioned in Akwa Ibom state last weekend.
Speaking during the commissioning ceremony, Eno commended the company for contributing to community development through their Corporate Social Responsibility ( CSR) in line with the ARISE agenda of his administration .
Eno while inaugurating the 23km rad project lauded the Managing Director of the company for giving to the community and urged other contractors working in the rural areas to emulate such corporate gesture .
“Let me thank the MD of Amitec for taking the lead in sponsoring 5 Trainees to the Dakkada skills acquisition center and donating 10 water projects to communities in Oruk Anam as well as 50,000 copies of branded exercise books to the ministry of education.
“Earlier today, I was at DASAC for the convocation of pioneer Trainees of that institution where I called on contractors to support by sponsoring trainees for the next batch. I am very happy that our brother in Amitec has taken the lead.
“This is the kind of thing we want to see. So, I am calling on other contractors to also sponsor students to the skills training institute. When they finish, you give them starter-packs to start up something on their own”
He however, directed the commissioner for education to ensure that 25,000 copies of those exercise books are distributed to schools in Oruk Anam while the other 25,000 can be shared to other schools across the state.
He commended the firm for quality wir and expressed satisfaction that a project inherited from his predecessor at 50 percent has been completed.
Eno promised to complete other economically- viable inherited projects across the state and directed that solar street lights be installed along the commissioned road .
Reacting to the governor’s remarks , the Managing Director of Amitec, Chief Aiman Saimua said he was grateful to Eno for his developmental strides and passion for rural development adding that the company’s donation was simply to complement the government’s visible effort in making life better for the citizens.
“I feel honoured to have been chosen to handle this transformative project which represents a testimony that government in Akwa Ibom State is a continuum.
“The entire stretch of this road traverses 15 villages, out of which 10 of those villages belong to the 12.5km that was handled by Amitec.
“Therefore, to complement the developmental strides of the state government, we will donate 10 water projects for the 10 villages within our section, donate 50,000 copies of branded exercise books to the education ministry and also sponsor initially, 5 persons to DASAC.”