As 20 Principal Officers of the 10th National Assembly gather in Ikot – Ekpene , Akwa – Ibom State for a retreat , leaders in all sectors in the State , have tasked the federal lawmakers on development – driven legislations.

The leaders under the aegis of Professionals for Development in Akwa Ibom, believe that such infrastructure developments that abound in the state constitute the major attraction for the Senate to choose Akwa Ibom as the destination for their Retreat.

Specifically, the National Coordinator of the group, Engr. Ufot Akan Umoren, in a pre-retreat Goodwill Message to the Principal Officers on Thursday, said the federal lawmakers will witness the massive infrastructural development that created a legacy of leadership left behind by the immediate past governor of the state, Emmanuel Udom.

“From the point of take-off to Uyo, Akwa Ibom capital, our Distinguished Senators and Hon Members of the House of Representatives, will be boarding aircrafts of one of the most efficient airlines in Nigeria, the Ibom Air, established by Udom Emmanuel.

“From the city of Uyo, the lawmakers will be driving to Ikot -Ekpene for their retreat through a 25-kilometer Uyo-Ikot Ekpene dual carriage express road constructed by Julius Berger PLC under Udom Emmanuel.

“The venue of the retreat, the famous state-of-the-art Four Points by Sheraton, Ikot Ekpene, which was a carcass; abandoned by a previous administration before Udom Emmanuel reactivated, completed the building and invited Four Points by Sheraton thus turning the then moribund structure to a first class in the tourism and hospitality sector in Nigeria.”

Leading the principal officers to the retreat organised by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies ( NILDS), are the President of the Senate , Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives , Hon Tajudeen Abbas.