The 18 communities across the three local government areas of Akwa Ibom State, Tuesday celebrated respite from the plague of perennial flooding of over 20 years, as the state government inaugurated the 8.4km IBB and Environs Flood Control Project as part of activities to mark the state’s 35th anniversary.
Inaugurating the project, Delta State Governor and Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, accompanied by the immediate past Governor of Cross River State Liyel Imoke, -applauded the courage and ingenuity of Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, in embarking on such a humongous project.
