Nigeria, May 16 -- Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State on Thursday night inspected the nearly completed ARISE Palm Resort in Uyo, riding one of the newly installed roller coasters alongside commissioners and aides as his administration pushes ahead with a multibillion-naira tourism project that has also raised transparency concerns.

In a post shared on Facebook by the governor's spokesperson, Ekerete Udoh, the governor was seen touring the facility late Thursday and riding one of the resort's amusement installations.

The Ibom ARISE Park and Resort, located close to the Government House in Uyo, was previously a massive ravine before the state government transformed the area into a tourism and leisure facility.

Mr Eno has repeatedly desc...