By Bassey Nkponam
UYO
Akwa Ibom governor, Pastor Umo Eno, PhD, has said that his administration was committed to the development of tourism in the State, as enshrined in the development blueprint – the ARISE Agenda.
Eno stated this recently, while addressing journalists soon after his unscheduled inspection of the Ibom International Convention Arena, that comprises the 5,000-seater capacity Ibom International Convention Centre, the 250-room Ibom International Hotel and Ibom Arise Shopping City, situated within the Tropicana Entertainment Centre, Uyo.
He acknowledged the different tourism components of the arena, noting that all the necessary infrastructure that enhances tourism development were in the works and will soon be put to use.
“This whole area is the Ibom International Convention Arena that comprises the Ibom Convention Centre, the International Hotel, the Ibom Arise Shopping City and the Theme Park. They all constitute the ecosystem here.
“The Arena was built to serve the expected growing tourism traffic from the Victor Attah International Airport.
“The Ibom International Convention Centre can accommodate all kinds of conventions and conferences with over 5,000-seater space with break-out rooms, banquet hall, amphitheatre, and lots more.
“Then, we also have the 250-room International Hotel to support the ecosystem. The Arise Shopping City project is equally on course. For me, they are all keeping to schedule”, Eno said.
The governor expressed satisfaction with the pace of work on the different projects within the arena, and appreciated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for making funds available to Sub-nationals for execution of projects.
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