Top Akwa Ibom contractor-politician faces questions as activist demands contract details since 2015
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.
Contractor and political operative The request puts renewed attention on the activities of Mr Okoko, who combines his role as a major public works contractor with a prominent position in the state’s political mobilisation.
PREMIUM TIMES could not independently establish from the available information whether any of the contracts awarded to Hensek violated procurement laws or whether Mr Okoko’s political activities influenced any government contract award.
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