Acting Chairman Mkpat Enin Council Area gives Secretariat befitting facelift

Barely 30 days in office as Acting Chairman of Mkpat Enin Local Government Council in Akwa Ibom, Hon. Marcy Bassey has given the council secretariat a befitting facelift.

Apart from the entrance and parameter fence which now wear a new look, Bassey is also embarking on a massive renovation of Ekong Sampson hall, an important rallying point of the people of the area, which had since been in a state of disrepair.

She further pledged to duplicate the renovation works depending on the availability of resources, assuring Mkpat Enin Children of a befitting stadium to celebrate Children’s day on May 27.

And conducting newsmen around the council secretariat which could aptly be described as construction and renovation sites on Friday, she said her goal is to provide a serene work environment for the workforce in the council.

Bassey told newsmen that she has also concluded plans to furnish offices for Supervisors and Councillors who hitherto had no furnished offices to deliver their mandate to the people adding that already furniture was on the way to the council secretariat.

To provide a conducive environment for the traditional institution in the area, the Acting Chairman has within the period relocated the Royal Fathers from a canteen to a befitting council donated by ExxonMobil but which was under lock for sometime now.

The Educationist who still operates from her original office as Vice Chairman, said her decision to use her office as a temporary office was to give the number one council office the massive turn around in fulfilment of some of her major dreams and desires for the council area.

While thanking her team for partnering in the development of the area, the Acting Chairman said the achievements recorded within the short period were resources received from the allocation to Mkpat Enin.

“I have been part of the system which came in on December 7, 2020. I am sensitive to aesthetics. I felt these things needed to be done. Some places were eyesore. So when the opportunity came, I had to strike.

“I have the best of key players with over 70 percent being women. they are always available. Women can truly work as a team. i have to give it up to the women so that posterity would open more doors for us women.

“When you have a plan, your drive is regulated. Its all about determination and planning. I’m an educationist, and the quality of a teacher must come into play. A teacher should be a good leader, a good follower and a fast learner”.

Listing some of the areas touched during the ongoing renovation exercise she said: “Ekong Sampson unity Hall plays a major role in the lives of Mkpat Enin people. The Hall was an eyesore before now. We are working round the clock to turn it around, to give the people a decent place to hold meetings.

“For the entrance, we needed to replace it with the colour of Mkpat Enin. The signage, we needed to use that to reintroduce the secretariat.Security post, to control influx of persons. Generator House was completely dilapidated, and repairs of the power house is to ensure the council is powered beyond the Chairman’s office.

‘The Traditional Rulers Council is ExxonMobil’s project but was not completed, the royal fathers had no place to stay. So we negotiated for the keys and did electricals and few other finishing works.

“The main administrative block is more like a living room, work had started so we needed to complete it. Walking into a serene council secretariat gives me peace of mind. We have just ordered furniture for nine supervisors and 30 councillors”.