A philanthropic non-profit organisation, Titi Oluwadare and Associates TOA says it is ready to construct a smart hostel with 9,000 bed space, 500 housing project for staff, 400 bed space guests and speednet satelite communication, a technological device that will crash down internet tariff drastically.
They said they will also build a palm fruit refinery, rice plantation, and processing plants and cassava plantation processing plant in Akwa Ibom.
Dowells Paul, African Representative and Head of Projects/ Implementation, who dropped the hint on behalf of the Global head of the group, Apostle Titi Oluwadare in a briefing, Tuesday, August 26 in Uyo, said the projects, which is set to commence in September, is expected to be commissioned in 18 months.
He said the group, which is made up by like-minds, is driven by a philosophy that Africa can only be sustainably developed by Africans.
He said the projects will be executed by indigenes with a target for massive job creation to complement the state government’s ARISE agenda.
He said Akwa Ibom will be the first to own a smart hostel with every modern facility for all students.
“The community will be fully digitalized from gate, with no vehicles inside, except environmental – friendly ones.
Every student will be entitled to all facilities including laptops, sufficient internet connection, which will be powered by Speednet satelite, electronic library services and other unique facilities”
According to him, Speednet Technology can only be found in the United States of America and Nigeria, with headquarters in Akwa Ibom.
He said the group is completely funded by the resources, pulled together by like minds with a vision to attract foreign students to study in Nigeria.
Speaking further, he said God has blessed every local government in Akwa Ibom with different natural and human resources , while calling for a boost and proper harnessing of potentials to advance sustainable development in the state.
Present at the briefing were Engineer Frank Oyewale, Gordons Henry, Director of Administration, Chief of Staff to the African Representative, Dominic Okon amongst others.
