Coastal Highway: Fed Govt Begins Payment Of Compensation In Akwa Ibom

Monday December 15, 2025
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The Federal Government has begun the payment of compensation to persons whose farmlands were affected by the construction of Section 3A of the Coastal Highway in Akwa Ibom State.

The compensation payment is routed through the Federal Ministry of Works for affected persons in Okobo, Nsit Atai, and Uruan local government areas of the state, where the road crisscrosses.

A statement yesterday in Uyo, the state capital, by the State Works Controller of the Federal Ministry of Works, Vincent Okoduwa, advised all individuals whose farmlands have been valued for compensation to visit the First Floor of the Conference Room at the Federal Secretariat Complex in Uyo for verification and capturing.

He advised owners of farmlands that have not been valued to present themselves for verification.

Okoduwa also announced that all affected persons are required to present relevant documents, including valid means of identification, proof of property or farmland ownership, BVN, NIN, and bank account details for verification and capturing.

He stressed that the ministry would only attend to persons from the following communities in the captured local government areas of Okobo, Nsit Atai, and Uruan.

The communities are: Adadia, Akpa Meri Ukim, Anakpa, Atai Odobo, Edik-Ikpa, Ekim Enen, Eweme, Ibete Ndon-Ebom, Ikot Asua, Ifiayong Usuk, and Ikot Itie Udung.

Others are: Ikot Obong, Ikot Abasi, Ikot Akan, Ikot Akpabio, Ikot Antia, Ikot Inyang, Ikot Inyang Esuk, Iwok Nsit, Ikot Obong, Ikot Otoinyie, Isa Okiuso, Issiet Ekim, Iwok Obio, Mbiakong, and Nda Ikot Apanuma.

The rest are: Ndon Ebom, Nkimenta, Nsie, Nsit Itie, Nung Atai, Nung Udom Odobo, Okorobo, Ufak Effiong, Usie Uran, Uta Ukpong, and Ikot Ebok.

The controller said the exercise, which began on December 1, will continue throughout the early part of the year 2026.

Okoduwa urged the affected landowners to ensure that they do the needful to receive the compensation for their lands.