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.

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2015: Governorship must go to Eket Senatorial District – Governor Akpabio

The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief (Dr.) Godswill Obot Akpabio on Thursday, 2nd January, 2014, declared that in 2015, the governorship of the State must go to Eket Senatorial District; adding that anyone who prays to the contrary was praying against the will of God.

The Governor made this known at a one day solemn assembly organized by the State Government held on the Ibom Hall Grounds along IBB Avenue in Uyo. The theme of this year’s event was “The Faithfulness of God”.

The event was organized to usher in year 2014 and to officially hand over the State to God as is the tradition of the present administration in the State for the past 6 years. 

Alleged Betrayal: 10 Paramount Rulers join total E&P against AKS people

No  few than 10 Paramount Rulers in Akwa Ibom have applied to be joined in a suit brought to a Port Harcourt Federal High Court 3 by Association of indigenes of Oil and Gas communities in Akwa Ibom State.

the group, who represent Akwa Ibom communities had earlier dragged total E & P to court seeking an order of interlocutory injunction restraining the defendant/ respondent or its agents  or through any person from further actions, processes or meetings relating to the signing and implementation of a new memorandum of Understanding MOU between the Defendant and the indigenous Oil and Gas  Communities of Akwa Ibom State, including the inauguration of any implementation committee, pending the final determination of the substantive suit.

Show of shame as MOBIL accountant clashes with Lawmaker

  BY JOSEPH OKON
 

There was a serious tension in Ibeno last week Saturday when the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly Committee on NDDC, led by Hon Victor Udofia who was on oversight function to inspect the ongoing and abandoned NDDC projects in the state clashed with the Director of Finance of Exxon Mobil in Ibeno. 

It started as a mere exchange of words until one of the policemen attached to the Mobil finance Director threatened to shoot Hon. Victor Udofia if he refuse to allow them pass to their destination and this comment evoked the anger of the State lawmaker, Hon Udofia who promised the mobile policemen that it will be fire for fire. 

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.  

AKHA moves to harmonize Chairmen, Councilors in LGAs BY JOSEPH OKON

Worried by the series of crisis be tween Councilors and Chairmen of Councilors, rocking Local Government councils, the State House of Assembly Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs have initiated a tour to the 31 Local Government councils in the state to harmonize both parties as well as inspect projects initiated by the councils.

The Chairmen of the Committee, Mr. Abo Uduyok Johnson stated this while leading the committee to Esit Eket, Eket, Ibeno and Onna last week.

N26.5Bn Oil Spill Compensation: Eket Community Issues 7-day Ultimatum to Mobil

 

A seven day ultimatum has been issued to authorities of ExxonMobil by Stakeholders in Eket Federal Constituency for the full payments of N26.5bn to the four oil producing local governments as compensation or risk mass protest and action.

Arising from a meeting in Eket, the communities under the aegis of Eket Federal Constituency Vanguard said it was absurd that the multinational oil firm could renege on her earlier stand by offering a paltry N2.6bn which is grossly inadequate for damages caused by the 400,000 barrels of crude oil spillage of November, 2012 which resulted in mayhem on the economic lives of the coastal communities.