The Akwa Ibom State Government has budgeted a total of N26.91 billion for refurbishing, furnishing, and renovating the electrical and mechanical facilities at the Ibom Hotel and Golf Resort in Uyo between 2025 and 2026.
This insight into the budgetary provisions for the project follows the state government’s announcement of the hotel’s temporary closure from 22 August to allow for the completion of ongoing renovation works and the repositioning of the facility under a new management company.
The government announced the closure on Saturday in a public notice signed by the Commissioner for Information, Aniekan Umanah, and the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Anieti Udofia.
The hotel, one of the state’s major tourism assets built about 19 years ago by the administration of former governor Victor Attah, has been undergoing rehabilitation since March 2025.
Despite the billions of naira allocated to the project, the state government has not publicly disclosed the total cost of the rehabilitation, the amount already spent, the contractor handling the works or when the renovation is expected to be completed.
