Find below, the projects budgeted for in the 2025 appropriation law for Odukpani/Calabar Municipality Federal Constituency, represented by Honorable Ekpenyong Akiba.
1.ERGPP20256905
Establishment of Farm Clusters, for Fish/Poultry Famers Cooperatives in Calabar Municipality/Odukpani Fed. Constituency CRS (phase2)
Cost: N100,000,000
2.ERGP3227588
Supply and Installation of 3in-1 Integrated Solar Street Lights in Edim Otop market surroundings, Calabar Municipality CRS.
Cost: N100,000,000
3.ERGP20256902
Construction of Six Classroom Block and Provision of learning materials in some selected Schools in Odukpani LGA.
Cost: N350,000,000
4.ERGP20256903
Construction of Six Classroom Block and Provision of learning materials in some selected Schools in Calabar Municipality.
Cost: N350,000,000
5.ERGP20256904
Supply and Installation of Solar Power/Street Lights in some selected communities in Calabar Municipality/Odukpani Fed.Constituency CRS
Cost: N200,000,000
6.ERGP25232862
Medical Outreach to Ikot Nkebre Nyakosung.
Cost: N33,000,000
7.ERGP20258524
Provision of Medical Equipment to selected Health Institutions in Calabar Municipality/Odukpani Fed. Constituency CRS (phase2)
Cost: N90,000,000
8.ERGP20258525
Enrolment of Agicbase Cooperative Members in Calabar Municipality/Odukpani Federal Constituency in Cross River State on the National Health Insurance Scheme.
Cost: N90,000,000
9.ERGP20258526
Free Medical Outreach in selected locations in Calabar Municipality.
Cost: N140,000,000
10.ERGP20258417
Free Medical Outreach in Odukpani.
Cost: N20,000,000
11.ERGP20258527
Cancer awareness campaign in Calabar Municipality/Odukpani Federal Constituency CRS
Cost: N40,000,000
12.ERGP20253715
Training and Empowerment of women in Calabar Municipality/Odukpani Federal Constituency CRS
Cost: N100,000,000
13.ERGP202553716
Training for Youths on the opportunities in Nigeria against Japa Syndrome in Calabar Municipality/Odukpani Federal Constituency CRS
Cost: N50,000,000
14.ERGP20259914
Medical Outreach in some selected communities in Odukpani LGA,Cross River State
Cost: N30,000,000
15.ERGP20262214
Provision of vocational equipment for Carpenters and Furniture makers in Bakassi, Biase and Calabar Municipality in CRS.
Cost: N100,000,000
16.ERGP20259441
Erosion control works from Atimbo through borrow pit to Esuk Ekpo Eyo River.
Cost: N25,000,000
17.ERGP27227345
Construction and Furnishing of NSDC divisional office in Calabar Municipality, CRS.
Cost: N55,000,000
18.ERGP20263222
Provision of All-in-one Solar Street Lights in selected areas in Abudu, Ugboko and Calabar
Cost: N200,000,000
19.ERGP20263467
Provision and Installation of Solar Street Lights in Strategic locations in Calabar, CRS.
Cost: N250,000,000
20.ERGP10229407
Rehabilitation and Construction of Ikot Uduak 11kv Network in Calabar municipality CRS
Cost: N50,000,000
21.ERGP20254236
Procurement of farm implements for farmers in Odukpani LGA, Cross River State
Cost: N20,000,000
22.ERGP12168306
Construction of AAQUA Clan farm Road project, Odukpani CRS.
Cost: N15,000,000
23.ERGP5113601
Construction of Eniong Creek Irrigation/Drainage flood control in Odukpani LGA, Cross River State.
Cost: N30,000,000
This is a total of 23 projects amounting to N2,438,000,000 (Two billion four hundred and thirty eight million Naira.)
Kindly note that these projects do not include the ones budgeted separately in the SDGs and NDDC appropriations; and those that may come up in the supplementary budget.
You can now proceed and hold Honorable Ekpenyong Akiba accountable.
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Citizen Agba Jalingo is the Publisher of CrossRiverWatch and a rights activist, a Cross Riverian, and writes from Lagos.
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