Governor Udom Emmanuel who gave the assurance while
inspecting the progress of work at the construction site in Uyo, on Tuesday
23rd February, 2021 said upon completion, the worship centre will be one of its
kind in this part of the world.
Governor Emmanuel expressed satisfaction with the
quality of work so far put into the project and described the building as an
unprecedented sacred place that will serve as an altar for Akwa Ibom people and
generations unborn.
“I want to appreciate Julius Berger, what you are
seeing here can challenge any engineering of any standard anywhere in the
world. When you seat back you will have an understanding of the concept we have
for the whole building I will give them kudos for that. Then come back to see
what is buried underground, it is over 680 piles. People see a building, I
don’t see a building, I see that I am raising an altar for my people and for
generations yet unborn”.
Enunciating further on the significance of the Worship
Centre, he said the project was of great significance to a state like Akwa
Ibom, named after God and consisting of a 99% Christian population. The
building, he added, will be an altar that will perpetually draw God’s pleasure
and blessings to people of the state.
“If we say this is the only state named after God, then
something must be there to show. I am sure God is happy and through this a lot
of blessings will come from God to the entire people, even generations yet
unborn in the state”, the Governor said.
The Governor thanked people of the state and corporate
organizations who have joined hands with the state government to see to the
success of the project.
The gesture, he explained, was based on the level of
understanding of the value of the project to the state and wished others will
come to such understanding soonest.
He also thanked the supervising Ministry, the Ministry
of Labds, for ensuring the consistency of the work with the intensions of the
state government.
On ground to take the Governor on the facility tour
were: the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Akparawa Ephraim Inyang -eyen, the
Commissioner for Lands, Mr. Umo Eno, among other members of the state executive
council and the Regional Manager of Julius Berger PLC, Mr. Juergen Fischer.
Mr. Juergen Fischer described the engineering design as
complicated and very challenging, but expressed optimism that the project which
will be ready by December, 2022, will turn out to be a pride of the people of
the state, affirming that the project will be commissioned at the end of 2022.
“At the moment we are on the concrete works, which will
soon be finished and the roof is under production in Europe and it will be
shipped very soon then we will continue with the roof.
"The building is very complicated and the
engineering is very challenging. It will look like a whale fish from the
ark".
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