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ARISE Senior Citizens Centre

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I'm proud to share that work on ARISE Senior Citizens Centre in Ikono LGA is finished. A completed centre for older people in Itak, with a clinic and recreation facilities.

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A completed centre for older people in Itak, with a clinic and recreation facilities. It was commissioned on 7 March 2026 and named after Senator Oluremi Tinubu.

Key facts

Area of work: Health
LGA: Ikono
Status: Completed
Where: Itak, along Uyo-Ikot Ekpene Road, Ikono LGA
Foundation laid: 26 January 2025, by Governor Umo Eno, at Itak in Ikono LGA on the medical corridor along the Uyo to Ikot Ekpene Road
Conceived by: Pastor (Mrs) Patience Umo Eno, late wife of the Governor
Facilities: Clinic, exercise spaces, game rooms and dining facilities, with professional caregivers
Site expansion: In August 2025 the Governor directed that the site be expanded to 20 hectares with a full health care wing
Commissioned: 7 March 2026 by Senator Oluremi Tinubu, First Lady of Nigeria; renamed the Senator Oluremi Tinubu Senior Citizens Centre
Ministry or agency: Governor's Office
Contractor: U&K Limited
Commissioned: 7 March 2026

Photos

The Senator Oluremi Tinubu Senior Citizens Centre at Itak

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The centre beside the Uyo to Ikot Ekpene road, seen from the air

The name of the centre on the front wall

About the project

The ARISE Senior Citizens Centre is a care centre for older people at Itak in Ikono Local Government Area. It sits on the medical corridor along the Uyo to Ikot Ekpene Road. It provides health care, recreation and social support for the elderly.

The project was conceived by the late wife of the Governor, Pastor (Mrs) Patience Umo Eno. Governor Umo Eno laid its foundation on 26 January 2025, and the Akwa Ibom State Government paid for it. U&K Limited was the contractor. The foundation laying also began the fencing of the medical corridor site and the building of access roads to serve it.

The centre has a clinic, spaces for exercise, game rooms and dining facilities, and it is run by professional caregivers. In August 2025 the Governor directed that the site be expanded to 20 hectares and given a full health care wing.

The centre is meant to ease loneliness among older people and give them care and comfort in one place. It adds to other ARISE support for the elderly, such as monthly stipends and free enrolment in the state health insurance scheme. The Governor plans to build similar centres in the state's other two senatorial districts.

Nigeria's First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, commissioned the centre on 7 March 2026, during her visit to Akwa Ibom State for International Women's Day. It was named the Senator Oluremi Tinubu Senior Citizens Centre.

The project at a glance

StatusCompleted

Land area20 ha

Kind of workHealth

ServesOlder people and 3 more

Project timeline

Plannedannounced or approved

Work startedsite work begins

Ongoingwork under way

Finishedcompleted or commissioned

Commissioned7 March 2026

What was built

Centre and home for older people
Health care for the elderly

Who it serves

People and places connected by this project.

Older peopleHouseholds
Families who care for elderly relativesHouseholds
Residents of Itak
Care and health workersHealth

Where it helps

Health access

Ikono LGA at a glance

Where this project sits among all 14 projects recorded in Ikono.

Completed 4 (this project)Ongoing 8Planned 1Status not stated 1

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Impact Analysis

An assessment of the impact of these accomplishments on the people and communities.

For families and communities

The centre gives older people a place set aside for their care and company.

For work and income

A centre like this can employ carers, cleaners, cooks and health staff. It can also ease the cost that families bear when they care for an elderly relative alone.