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.

Ikpoto A’Ibom inaugurates Etinan Federal Constituency chapters

Ikpoto Akwa Ibom, a socio political group in the state has inaugurated its ward and chapter executives for Etinan Federal Constituency  with a call on members to stamp out violence and other social vices in the forth coming Gubernatorial and general elections in the state.

The three local Government Areas chapter coordinators that make up the federal constituency include; Pastor Ini Udo Ekwere, Etinan, Mr. Godwin Etukudo Okokon, Nsit Ubium and Hon. Effiong Sunday Udoakang, Nsit Ibom.
 Performing the swearing in, the National Legal Adviser of the organization, Barr. Ndipmonguwem Umoh urged the executives and members to adhere to the tenets of the group.

He reminded them that their offices will be withdrawn from them if they found wanting or commit perjury. In his speech, the National Coordinator of the group, Mr. Nsima Uwak described the body as a socio political group aimed at reducing to the barest minimum the rate of violence and other social vices in election.

He expressed shock over the high level of bloodshed in 2011 election as reported in various media, pointing out that politics should not be so played. In order to ameliorate the rate of social vices, Mr. Nsima Uwak said that the group has so far organized seminars, congresses and has also identified with Non Governmental Organizations and peace loving members of the society.

He portrayed the group as Peoples Democratic Party inclined, stressing that; its membership is limited only to PDP faithful.

2015: Umana dumps Anietie Etuk

* Backs Andem Andem for Etinan House of Representatives’ seat
* Leo Ekpenyong to coordinate activities for Abuja based lawyer

A twist has been introduced into the political field of Obong Umana Okon Umana the former secretary to the State Government following the sudden interest shown for the Etinan House of Representatives seat by an Abuja based legal luminary Barr Andem Andem.

Andem who is currently in court with Frank Okon following debriefing by the former SA on technical matters to ex-Governor Attah is said to be enjoying the backing of Obong Umana Umana who had earlier thrown his weight of support behind Mr. AnietieEtuk, the former speaker of the House of Assembly who is presently representing the people of Nsit Ibom State Constituency at the 5th AKHA.

Etinan LG to fight bursary corruption BY AKANIMO KINGSLEY

Students of Iman Ibom origin studying in tertiary institutions will have to go through an unusual process before receiving the local government bursary. This is because a more effective process has been introduced to curtail issues of illegal collection of local government bursary. Making the announcement, the worldwide president of National Association of Etinan Local Government Students (NAELGOS), Cmr. Oku Amos along side with the chapter president of UNIUYO Chapter, Cmr. Augustus Eboh, intimated Iman Ibom students on the new development.

A joint statement by the duo has it that the local government bursary form has different sections of which will be filled by the students and their respective heads of department and then the students Affairs Division of their institution. The forms will then be signed by the NAELGOS president and returned to the local government. In addition, the bursary form carries unique numbers which is registered against the student possessing it, to avoid duplication or printing of fake copies. Another feature of the bursary form is a space where the students Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) will be entered by his head of department to confirm authenticity of studentship.

2015 ambition tears Sam Ikon, Akpabio apart

 

*Betrayal looms
* Don’t contest House of Reps seat, leave it for Anietie Etuk, Governor tells Speaker

Following the recent call on the speaker of the State House of Assembly, Elder Sam Ikon by the State Governor Chief Godswill Akpabio to drop his Federal House of Representatives ambition to represent Etinan Federal Constituency and support the immediate past speaker of the Assembly Mr. Anietie Etuk, Ikon has declared a war of vengeance with the Governor and is silently fighting the state Chief Executive. 

An informed source told our reporter that when Akpabio handed that information to Sam Ikon, the speaker was terribly shocked as he least expected such political missile from the state Chief Executive whom he felt had gotten so much protection from the Assembly ever since he took over from Anietie Etuk. 

Our source agreed that the speaker who earlier supported the former SSG Obong Umana Okon Umana left Umana’s camp when he noticed that the Governor was no longer comfortable with the Umana Umana gubernatorial ambition. Ikon is said to have shifted base and avoided Umana Umana like a plague. Our source said, didn’t you noticed how the speaker interacted with the ex SSG when the later stormed Nsit Ubium during the constituency briefing and empowerment by Onofiok Luke last year? 

Samuel Ikon @ 41: A Testimony of a patriotic life

Elder Samuel Okon Ikon who presides over the 5th Assembly as the 9th Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly was born on the 1st of February 1973 to the family of Elder Okon Ikon of Mbioto Ekpene Ituen in Etinan Local Government Area.

As a child, Elder Samuel Ikon grew under the watchful eyes of his parent, known for strict discipline who instilled those priced qualities in him that have stood the lawmaker out among contemporaries both within and outside Akwa Ibom State.
The steady rise into prominence of Elder Samuel Ikon is in connection with the biblical statement that God resist the proud but gives more grace to the humble. Despite coming from one of the few privileged homes in this part of the world, Elder Samuel Ikon submitted himself to discipline right from home up to school both at the primary and post primary school levels and while at the University of Calabar where he obtained his first degree in Economics, Sam Ikon as he is popularly known denied himself the luxuries often associated with children of such homes like his own.

As noted by the Paramount Ruler of Etinan, His Majesty, Edidem Ime Dickson Umoette during a thanksgiving service by Elder Samuel Ikon and his supporters, “Elder Samuel Ikon has gone far in life because he has created a special place for God in his life. He is humble and God fearing and God have lifted him to envious heights in life”.

Iman Ibom students’ leader under fire as impeachment looms

The umbrella body of Iman Ibom students, National Association of Etinan Local Government Students (NAELGOS) has again been enveloped with crisis emanating from a face-off betweenmembers of the executive council and the worldwide President, Comd. Oku Amos. 

 
Information revealed by a close source has it that the President, since his inauguration has been involved in activities that are not in consonant with the constitution of the association, adding that his actions has constituted a gross misconduct on his part.

Etinan Federal Constituency 2015: Nsit Ibom will produce next representative – Hon. David Etuk

Political analysis may have foreclosed the  possibility of Etinan and Nsit Ubium local government areas winning the Etinan Federal Constituency nomination ahead of the 2015 general election as the arrow of representation in the Federal Constituency points at Nsit Ibom Local Government Area, given the political zoning practices that is prevalent in constituency over the years.

The Special Assistant to Governor Godswill Akpabio on Projects, Mr David Etuk in an interactive session with newsmen during the yuletide cerebration which took place in his country home in Ikot Idem, Nsit Ibom  local government area, disclosed that PDP in Etinan Federal Constituency understands the language of zoning within the three local government areas that make up the constituency.

NDDC contractors abandon projects, run away with monies

 

BY JOSEPH OKON

The recent inspection tour of all NDDC projects embarked by the State House of Assembly Committee on NDDC has revealed that almost all the projects awarded by the commission to contractors in the State have been abandoned. Some of the contractors who have also ran away with the monies paid to them as mobilization went as far as collecting IPCs from the state office without the job being done.

 Hon Victor Udofia who led the committee in the tour to the 31 Local Government Areas of the state noted that the committee was visiting the areas to have an on-the-spot assessment of what NDDC has done; adding that  it will be commended and corrected where necessary.  

Governor’s wife donates to orphanages, hospitals, prisons, ors

As part of the events marking the 26th anniversary of Akwa Ibom State and Nigeria at 53, the wife of the Executive Governor of the state, Her Excellency Mrs. Ekaette Unoma Akpabio has once again donated food and other items worth thousands of Naira to Care centers, Hospitals and Prisons in the 3 Senatorial Districts of the state.

Among the items given out were bags of Rice, Beans, Yams, Tomatoes, Vegetable Oil; Toiletries such as Tissue, Soap, Detergent among other items. Presenting the gifts, the Honorable Commissioner for Women Affairs, Dr. (Mrs.) Glory Edet who represented the First Lady said this was just a token from Her Excellency in the spirit of the State Anniversary and the Nation’s independence celebration, she urged the beneficiary homes to use the items efficiently and to the benefits of their respective inmates.