As part of its constitutional oversight responsibility, the House Committee on Works, Housing and Transportation of the 8th Uyo Local Government Legislative Council on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, embarked on an inspection tour of ongoing and completed projects across Uyo Local Government Area.
The projects inspected include the Uyo City Hall, Golden Compassionate Home, a solar-powered mini water scheme, renovation of market buildings at Ikot Akpan Ediene, and 500KVA electricity substations at Nung Edong Ediene and Nung Udoe Ediene.
Led by the Chairman of the House Committee on Works, Housing and Transportation, Hon. Idiongo Mbosowo Udoma, the delegation was received at the project sites by the Dean of the College of Supervisors and Supervisor for Works, Obong Idara Akpan.
Addressing the councillors during the inspection, the Works Supervisor gave an overview of the ongoing and completed projects ready for commissioning by the Executive Chairman of Uyo Local Government Council, Dr Uwemedimo Udo.
During the tour, the councillors had firsthand access to the facilities and expressed optimism about the impact the projects would have on people at the grassroots level. They commended the quality and scope of the projects across the local government area.
Speaking after the assessment exercise, the Leader of the Uyo Legislative Council, Hon. Ekemini Bassey, expressed satisfaction with the level of development in housing, electricity supply, and water infrastructure across the communities. He described the progress recorded by the administration as impressive and commendable.
According to him, “For the first time since the creation of Uyo Local Government Area, councillors are navigating across communities to inspect numerous projects executed by the Chairman.”
Hon. Bassey commended Dr Uwemedimo Udo for his commitment to grassroots development and appealed to him to provide additional 500KVA substations across the 14 wards as constituency projects.
Similarly, Hon. Idiongo Mbosowo Udoma praised the timely delivery, quality of materials, and the dedication of the Works Department under Obong Idara Akpan, whom he described as the “engine room” of the administration’s infrastructural drive.
Obong Idara Akpan thanked the lawmakers for their oversight and described the visit as a demonstration of the cordial working relationship between the Executive and Legislative arms of government.
He noted that several other projects are still ongoing under the “Service Alone” mandate of the Chairman, Dr Uwemedimo Udo.
The oversight visit was attended by members of the Works Committee and other councillors of the 8th Uyo Legislative Council.
