Akwa Ibom Electric Meter factory ready for operations January 2017

Operations at the electric meter factory in Akwa Ibom State is to commence in January 2017 even as the government has concluded plans to start recruiting qualified personnel for further specialized trainings in the sector. Governor Udom Emmanuel who dropped the hint during this month’s breakfast prayer meeting at Government House also stated that his administration has concluded its financial obligation for the proposed coconut refinery and is ready to engage the services of a human resources manager who can manage a large number of people in the factory. The governor said he is upbeat on his promise to industrialize the state and create more job opportunities for the people and enthused that, “I did not only promise people bread, but I also promised to teach them how to fish.” The governor lamented the dearth of Mulcher machines in the southern part of the country, and announced plans by his government to acquire five new Mulchers for the state. He called on interested indigenes who have little experience with cranes and mowers to enroll through the Ministry of Investments, Commerce and Industries or the Foreign Direct Investment Bureau of his office, so that they can be part of a training scheme in Italy. Governor Emmanuel also expressed satisfaction with the production of day old chicks at the Akwa Prime Hatchery at Mbiaya Uruan, and condemned those who are busy condemning the hatchery project. He advised the people of the state to embrace farming and buy their stocks at the hatchery, stating that his government took a giant leap on May 29 this year by initiating a pilot scheme that saw farmers who collected the day-old chicks harvesting giant birds for consumers in the state. Governor Emmanuel advised against negative criticisms that tend to scare away potential investors in the state. “Please let me say it from the pulpit this morning, people can attack the governor the way they like, please let them not write things that will actually scare away the investors we are bringing.” He asserted that, “Money is a coward and it doesn’t go to where it does not feel secured,” and added that, “You can’t find money where you can’t find security or assurances of safety.” He also maintained that his government will take a cursory look at health facilities in the state, assuring that efforts will be channeled towards improving more secondary health care in more local government areas for the people.