Eno Gives Contractor Three Months to Complete Delayed Uyo Luxury Estate

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has issued a three-month deadline for the completion of the Ewet Luxury Garden Estate in Uyo after the housing project missed successive delivery dates.

The governor expressed dissatisfaction with the pace of construction during an unscheduled inspection and warned that the contract awarded to Western Legacy Investment Limited could be terminated if the new targets were not met.

Eno directed the Commissioner for Special Duties, Emem Bob, to ensure that 12 buildings were completed and handed over every month, beginning in September.

The estate comprises 35 five-bedroom detached duplexes constructed on approximately 3.5 hectares of land. Planned facilities include boys’ quarters, recreational areas, walkways, offices, parking spaces, a security house, a 100-capacity multipurpose hall and a central power system.

Construction was inaugurated in July 2024 with an initial completion period of eight months, placing the original delivery date around March 2025. However, the deadline passed without the estate being completed and handed over.

In April 2026, the state government announced that the houses would be ready within two months. The contractor’s managing director, Kunle Adelipa, also pledged to meet the 60-day target, but the development remained unfinished beyond that period.

A review of Akwa Ibom State’s publicly available budget documents shows that the project received combined provisions of ₦10.32 billion in 2025 and 2026.

The 2025 budget provided ₦4.434 billion for internal roads and external works and another ₦5 billion for apartments, commercial offices and a luxury park. An additional ₦886.18 million was included in the 2026 budget.

However, the ₦10.32 billion represents budgetary provisions and should not automatically be interpreted as the amount released or paid to the contractor. The actual disbursements, contract sum and full procurement records have not been publicly clarified.

The estate was conceived as a commercial real estate investment, with the homes intended for outright sale rather than allocation as subsidised public housing.

The latest ultimatum creates another delivery test for a development already running more than a year behind its original completion schedule.

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The Akwa Ibom State Government has disclosed that it has delivered no fewer than 1,048 housing units across the state within three years under the administration of Governor Umo Eno.

The Commissioner for Information, Aniekan Ummanah, made the disclosure in Uyo during a live radio programme, noting that the housing projects cut across multiple sectors and target groups.

According to him, the delivered units include 438 Compassionate Homes, 230 units at Grace Estate, 100 units in Aviation Village, and another 100 units designated as Medical Residences within the Medical City.

He added that other completed projects comprise 64 units for House of Assembly and Executive Council quarters, 50 units for the judiciary, 35 units at Ewet Luxury Garden, and 31 residences for local government chairmen.

Ummanah described the development as a major milestone in the state’s housing sector, stressing that it aligns with the administration’s broader development blueprint.

He explained that housing delivery remains a key component of the ARISE Agenda, which outlines priority areas for governance and infrastructure development in the state.

The commissioner further revealed that more than 150 civil servants on Grade Levels 1 to 7 have benefited from government-provided housing, offered at no cost to support low-income earners.

In addition, he disclosed that 355 vulnerable residents have already received homes under the ARISE Compassionate Housing Scheme, out of the 438 units completed so far, against a target of 500 beneficiaries.

He also noted that plans are underway to deliver an additional 150 townhouse units along the reclaimed Uyo Village Road axis as part of ongoing efforts to expand housing access.

Ummanah said the initiative is designed to reduce the housing deficit, stimulate economic growth, and promote sustainable urban development across the state.

The government maintains that the programme will continue to scale up housing delivery to meet the growing demand among residents.

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