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Work resumes on stalled Akwa Ibom Assembly rehabilitation project

Source: Premium Times · 23 Sep 2026, 21:03 UTC
Work resumes on stalled Akwa Ibom Assembly rehabilitation project
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Rehabilitation work has restarted at the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly complex after months of inactivity, Premium Times reported. The resumption followed a series of reports questioning delays to a project valued at ₦15.47 billion, although the available report does not give a new completion date or details of the work now under way.

Work has resumed at the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly complex after months of inactivity, Premium Times reported. The project is a rehabilitation programme valued at ₦15.47 billion. It had been stalled, prompting a series of reports by Premium Times that raised questions about the delay.

The report said activity restarted after those reports, but it did not provide details about the current pace of construction or identify the contractor carrying out the work. It also did not state when the rehabilitation is expected to be completed, how much of the project has already been delivered, or whether the budget has changed since the work stopped. The resumption marks a change at the complex after the period of inactivity described by Premium Times.

The available material does not include a statement from the Akwa Ibom State government, the assembly or project officials explaining why the work had stopped or what prompted its return.

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