Empty Hall And Overgrown Weeds: State Of Unutilized Skill Acquisition Center In Akwa Ibom

By Archibong Jeremiah

This report exposes an unused skill acquisition center in Oruk Anam LGA, Akwa Ibom State, commissioned in 2023 but remains empty and overrun by weeds. Residents express disappointment at the nature of the facility, emphasising the need for furniture and equipment to make it functional.

On the 6th of July, 2022, the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Millennium Development Goals contracted Clover Nigeria Limited to construct a skill acquisition center (type A) at Ikot Okoro in Oruk Anam LGA, Akwa Ibom State for ₦48,557,083.43.

Clover Nigeria Limited registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) on 22nd April 1982 and its RC number is 46773. Anago Sammy Peters and Celina A. Peters are the directors. It is a private company limited by shares and its type of activities are unspecified.

Records from GovSpend, an analytics tool designed to give user-friendly access to information on daily spending at all levels of government, show that the payment number is 1000959247-36 and the payer code is 0111005001.

The project was a constituency project by Hon. Unyime Idem, a member representing the Ukanafun/Oruk Anam Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives.

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