Cross River State governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, has announced plans to build a beach resort in Calabar, the state’s capital.
The Governor revealed this while speaking during the inspection of Nsidung Beach in Calabar South Local Government Area of the state. According to him, construction work will start this month.
“It is obvious that as Cross River State continues to blaze the trail in tourism, we must develop our waterfronts in such a way that we find maximum value,” he said.
The governor also revealed that the funding for the project had already been secured with a team of investors who have already set aside $3 million for the project. Governor Ayade, said that the resort will complement the 2016 Calabar carnival, hinting that a boat regatta could be in this year’s Calabar Festival calendar.
Announcing the Deputy Governor, Prof. Ivara Esu as the desk officer for the project, Ayade said that government will provide houses under its social housing scheme, for those that will be relocated from the waterfront. He said that the social housing scheme planned for the slum dwellers will show the sensibility, sensitivity, softness and care expected of a responsible government.