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By Arc. (Obong) Victor Attah, Executive
Governor, Akwa
Ibom State.
During
our first term, May 1999 - May 2003, we focused our energies
on laying the proper foundation for sustainable growth and
development for our state. We introduced fundamental
economic reforms and embarked on a number of strategic
projects with far-reaching implications on the long-term
economic well being of our people. One such project is
the Independent Power Plant, IPP, designed to generate 685
megawatts of power from our abundant gas resources. The
project is advancing at great speed and we expect that on
completion, it will have significant impact on the national
power delivery capability. The Ibom Power project is a
precursor to the refining and petrochemical project, which
is billed to commence shortly. Both projects have far
reaching implications for our economic transformation. We
are building on the gains of these initial efforts. My
Administration remains committed to improving
infrastructure, building capacity and creating
investor-friendly conditions that support efficiency,
competition and transparency. Our telecommunications
system has been updated and now provides international
standard services. We are now part of the GSM network.
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