Ibeno youth leader calls on ex-militants to shun violence

BY ASSAM ABIA

The Obong Mkparawa 1 of Ibeno Local Government Area and Chairman Joint Core Community Contractors of ExxonMobil, Chief Friday Ebong has called on Ex-militants, specifically the so-called Bakassi Freedom Fighters to shun violence and follow the path of peace.  The youth leader made the call yesterday in Ibeno in reaction to media report that the former agitators are poised to ferment trouble in Akwa Ibom State if their grievances were not attended to by the Governor of the State, Deacon Udom Emmanuel.
He said the admonition became necessary because the said media report was signed by one Commander Ebong Friday and that the general public and the State government may be made to see the report as emanating from his office due to the similarity of the names.

2015: Esit Eket youth groups root for Dr Ntekim

Dr. Effiong Assam Ntekim

Against the backdrop of a purported but politically masterminded rejection of the candidacy of an American trained super mechanical engineer, Dr. Effiong Assam Ntekim by the generality of Esit Eket people over his political ambition to bring needed changes to Akwa Ibom State and revolutionize the economy by way of industrializing it, five youth groups and other professionals have risen in absolute solidarity of his ambition.

The five groups are the Esit Eket Technicians Forum, Esit Eket Traders Association, Prestigious Ladies of Esit Eket and Esit Eket Youth Congress as well as the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), each represented by their chairmen and secretaries, reaffirmed that Dr. Ntekim, a bonafide son of Ikpa town in Esit Eket local government area, had on Saturday, February 15, 2014, hosted the gamut of the Esit Eket PDP chapter and that he was formerly received into the party’s fold by the Vice Chairman of Esit Eket Local Government Area, Hon. EnobongAsuboh, who led others in the exercise. He was the council’s chairman’s representative at the occasion, the groups said.

Ayang friendship tournament begins in Eket

Hon Ayang Akanimo Ayang

All is now set for the commencement of Ayang friendship cup billed for teams in Eket State constituency. A release from the central planning committee of the tournament indicates that tournament all matches will be played Eket Sports Stadium and it is part of the intervention programme of Hon Ayang Akanimo Ayang for the people mostly the youths of Eket state constituency. 

The football tournament is to discover talents for the state and nation at large in football and to make the youths to be useful and gainfully employed in sports. The unveiling of the cup and pre-tournament briefing will be held tomorrow Wednesday at the Constituency office of Hon Ayang Akanimo Ayang at number 21 grace Bill road in Eket by 10:00am. 

N.M.C. end 5 day training for maths teachers in Uyo BY GODWIN SAM

The National Mathematical Centre (NMC) on Friday 24th January, 2014, rounded off the 5-day training workshop for mathematics teachers at La-Mems Hotel, 40 Nkemba Street in Uyo. The event organized by the NMC in collaboration with Exxon Mobil for selected mathematics teachers from public secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State began on Monday 20th January, 2014 and had fifty (50) teachers in attendance.

Performing the closing ceremony, the State Commissioner for Education, Prof. (Mrs.) Atim Antai, on behalf of the Government of Akwa Ibom State commended Exxon Mobil and the National Mathematical Centre in Abuja for partnering to institute the workshop to assist and mobilize teachers towards improved academic performance especially in the area of mathematics which she said is the key to the study of all sciences.