A’Ibom Govt Has Made Huge Financial Investment To Reclaim Erosion Ravaged Areas – Gov Eno

By Timothy Ekpo
UYO
The Akwa Ibom government has said that it has made huge financial investment  to reclaim erosion ravaged areas for development projects in the State.
Governor Umo Eno stated this during a courtesy call on him by the delegation of the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (MGMS), at Government House, Uyo, recently.
Represented by the deputy governor, Senator Akon Eyakenyi, the governor harped on relevance of the Society to Akwa Ibom as it relates to government vision as structured in the ARISE Agenda, pointing out that his administration has invested huge financial resources to reclaim erosion threatened sites and turned them into viable projects locations such Ibom ARISE Park and Resort, Uyo Correctional Centre, the Government House – Ntak Inyang Road, among others.
Eno explained that reclaiming a 32 meter-depth ravine, which hitherto posed as a threat to the University of Uyo, Government House and Uyo Correctional Centre, which were at various points of being submerged by ecological menace, were deliberate actions to prevent disasters.
He applauded the Society choosing Akwa Ibom as the ideal place for its retreat, describing the state’s flagship air carrier, Ibom Air as a dependable service and the water-tight security and attested to safety in the State, as programmes that earned the state the advantage of playing host to the conference. 
President of the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society, Mrs. Rose Ndong, FNMGS, appreciated the honour done the organisation by Akwa Ibom government, and expressed satisfaction on the extent of development Akwa Ibom has achieved.
Ndong appealed for support in the area of logistics and finance from government towards a successful 61st Annual International Conference.
The commissioner for Environment and Mineral Resources, Mr Nsikak Ekong, said the activities of the Society was crucial to the growth and development of the state.
High point of the courtesy call was the decoration of the deputy governor with the Society’s muffler and the presentation of some literature in Geosciences, as souvenir.