Etinan APC welcomes more members

A cross section of APC and ACCORD Party members after their meeting ... yesterday

BY VICTOR UFOT

The camp of the All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship candidate Obong Umana Okon Umana yesterday continued to gather more support base across the state as the Chapter Chairman of Accord Party in Etinan local Government and together with over 2000 members collapsed their structure in favour of APC and the party’s governorship candidate Obong Umana Umana. The Chapter Chairman of Accord Party in Etinan, Akanimo Akpan led other Accord members to APC’s Chapter secretariat along Eket road in Etinan to officially decamp to the party. In his speech before the new members were officially received into the party, Mr. Akpan said that he came with his Executives, ward leaders and Accord members across the local government to officially declare their support for Obong Umana Umana and join hands with the All Progressive Congress in the state to achieve their common goal.

Buhari, Tinubu move against Udom, PDP

* Want A’Ibom guber election cancelled
* PDP alleges Presidency’s influence on Judges

BY  KENNETH  JUDE

While Governor  Udom Emmanuel has visibly struck a good working relationship with President Muhammadu Buhari, indications have emerged that the seeming flowery relationship with the number one citizen of the country is merely on the surface and nothing more. This more THE INK gathered over the weekend is due to clandestine and strategic moves by the President and other APC top shots in the country to influence the governorship election Tribunal sitting in Abuja between Obong Umana Okon Umana and Deacon Udom Emmanuel in favour of the APC candidate.

A’Ibom PDP: Before the bubble bursts

Obong Paul Ekpo

BY NATHAN UWEH

It is no longer news that the much anticipated 2015 general elections have come and gone with the victorious team jubilating ecstatically to the envy of the loser. It is a common knowledge that in Nigeria like in most African countries, there is no place for political losers as they are treated like pariahs  where nobody is supposed to even greet  talk to. Once you fail, you are on your own. No wonder politicians do everything to cling to power.

Udohedehe registers with APC …says Party will take over AKS in 2015 BY GODWIN SAM

Senator John James Akpan-Udoedehe on Thursday 6th January, 2014, with his wife was registered at Afaha Offot Primary School, Uyo Ward 6 in the ongoing APC membership registration which began on Wednesday across the country.

In a chat with the media after the registration, the governorship candidate in the defunct ACN in the 2011 general elections in the State, and a former Senator of the Federal Republic called on the people who love change to come out en-masse to register with APC adding that APC is coming to change things in the State. According to him, “we are coming to change Akwa Ibom State and Akwa Ibom people are ready for the change. 

Jonathan angry with Akpabio

 

 * Meets ex Gov. Attah, explains grouse with Akwa Ibom Governor

The nation’s President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan had met exclusively with Obong Attah in Abuja to discuss on matters bothering the country, the PDP and Akwa Ibom state. The meeting which was held behind closed doors was at the instance of the President who is said to have prevailed on Obong Attah not to dump the PDP which he helped to birthed as a founding father. The President is said to have also sought the support of Obong Attah in his leadership of the country and his future political moves.

Sources say Dr. Goodluck Jonathan had to institute the meeting with the ex Akwa Ibom Governor with the wake of the recent and massive decampment of politicians from the party and also with the information that the opposition party, All Progressives Congress (APC), were putting Obong Attah under pressure to dump the Umbrella party for them. Although those who are close to Attah said the former Akwa Ibom Governor was not considering joining the APC, political pundits in the corridors of Aso Rock Villa explained to our reporter in Abuja that the President of the country is not leaving anything to chance in his quest to unite every member of the party.

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Etienam urges unity among Nigerians ..Dismisses APC as formidable opposition Party

As the battle for the political position in 2015 gathers momentum. A vibrant lawyer and member and member representing Urueffong /Oruko state  constituency in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly Barr. Bassey Etienam urges the people of Akwa Ibom State in particular and Nigerians in General to put the continuous unity, peace and corporate existence of nation as their priority above partisan politics.

In the same vein the lawmaker cautions against any form of violence and blood shed stressing that Nigerians through years of co-habitation and marriages are virtually interwoven in one close knitted relationship or the other.