Ifreke Udoudo
Twenty-five more public servants in Akwa Ibom have benefited from new two-bedroom bungalows recently built by the state Government under National Housing Scheme.
This is in addition to the 150 free units of a two-bedroom Expandable Flat earlier donated by the state government to junior civil servants on Grade Level 01-08.
At a brief ceremony in her office, Tuesday, 21 April, 2026, the Head of Civil Service, Mrs. Elsie Peters, who is also the Chairman of the National Housing Fund (NHF) in the state, presented keys on behalf of the State Government to beneficiaries of the new houses.
Speaking at the event, the Head of Civil Service, Mrs. Peters had said, the allocation of the Public Servants’ Estate, located at Ikpedip in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area, has been one of the welfare packages by the State Government aim at ameliorating the housing and accommodation need of State workers in line with the ARISE Agenda of the present Governor Umo Eno.
The Head of Civil Service, who charged recipients of the housing units to continue to appreciate the governor, advised them to make good use of the facilities, saying, ”as you receive the keys to your houses today, you have to reciprocate Governor Umo Eno’s compassion and generosity through your support and loyalty to his administration.”
Mrs. Peters thanked the State Governor, saying, “this gesture shows His Excellency’s magnanimity and deep concern to ameliorate the housing and accommodation need of public servants in the State.”
Earlier, the Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Head of Civil Service, Ms. Doris Ikpuho, had said the 25 units of two-bedroom bungalows are situated at the Public Servants’ Estate, Ikpedip, with the Akwa Ibom Property and Investment Company (APICO) being the developer.
According to her, MacDudu Resources Limited handled the construction of the estate, and the project was achievable through the drive put in place by the State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno.
She thanked to the Head of Civil Service for working to actualize the state government’s good intention by officially presenting keys to the beneficiaries of the houses.
Lionel Udoka, one of the beneficiaries of the houses, thanked the state government for being a partaker of one of the buildings and pledged continued dedication to duty assigned to him.
“We are very excited to receive the keys to our new houses; we thank our dear Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, Ph.d for this good gesture and we also appreciate the Head of Civil Service, Mrs. Elsie Peters for facilitating the presentation of keys all of us today,” Udoka said.
