Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, passes into law the Bill to provide for a Map for the State and other matters connected therewith.
The new law, which is cited as the Akwa Ibom State Map Establishment Law 2023, is passed during the plenary and is expected to take effect from April 13, 2023.
This followed a report of the Joint Committee on Lands and Housing, Boundary and Conflict Resolution and Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, presented by its Chairman, Sir Udo Kierian Akpan (Oruk Anam).
According to the report, the Bill sponsored by Hon. David Lawrence (Eket) will help reduce agitations and communal conflicts, enhance and promote development within the mapped-out boundaries..
