A public affairs commentator, Ita Benedict, has asked the Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Works to disclose details of all contracts awarded to Hensek Integrated Services Ltd by the state government over the past 11 years.
Mr Benedict, in a Freedom of Information request dated 31 August, addressed to the State Commissioner for Works and shared with PREMIUM TIMES, requested records of contracts awarded to the company between January 2015 and August 2026, including procurement documents, contract sums, variations, payments and completion certificates.
The request follows growing questions over public procurement in the state and the intersection between government contracting and partisan political activities involving the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Hensek Integrated Services, Uwem Okoko.
Mr Okoko is also the President-General of the Arise With Renewed Hope Initiative, a political group mobilising support in Akwa Ibom for President Bola Tinubu, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Governor Umo Eno, and the All Progressives Congress.
Hensek has emerged as one of the prominent contractors working for successive administrations in Akwa Ibom, including the administration of former Governor Udom Emmanuel and the current administration of Mr Eno.
