Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has said the completion of the Ibom International Hotel and other projects within the Ibom Tropicana entertainment complex will create more employment opportunities, stimulate business activities and strengthen the State’s tourism sector.
The governor said the projects were part of his administration’s deliberate efforts to establish the infrastructure needed to generate sustainable jobs and expand economic opportunities for residents.
He disclosed this on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, shortly after inspecting the Ibom International Hotel in Uyo.
Mr Eno said the hotel and other developments within the Tropicana area had already engaged several Akwa Ibom residents directly and indirectly, adding that the number of jobs would increase when the facilities became fully operational.
He described the project as the fulfilment of a promise to the people and a strategic investment in the state’s employment drive, stressing that job creation required deliberate planning and investment rather than mere promises.
“What we promised Akwa Ibom people, we are delivering. You can imagine for yourself how many people this project is employing now and what it will employ when it is finished”, he said.
The governor explained that his administration was laying the necessary foundations for employment through infrastructure development and other strategic interventions.
“If you don’t create a foundation, you can’t build on it. You don’t create employment in the air. You deliberately and intentionally prepare, put something on the ground and then employ people to work”, he added.
Gov. Eno cited the recent recruitment of 4,000 public servants as another example of his administration’s approach to creating employment, noting that the process was based on identified vacancies in the state civil service.
He said the inspection formed part of his routine assessment of ongoing projects, particularly those within his immediate areas of engagement.
