Akon Eyakenyi: Garland to a great woman @ 54 BY UDEME INYANG

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan early this year forwarded a list of ministerial nominees to the National Assembly for clearance. Akwa Ibom born Mrs Akon Etim Eyakenyi made it into the list whish will be his last for the final lap of his first term. She emerged as the Akwa Ibom State nominee courtesy of Governor Godswill Akpabio.

Few weeks after, the Nigerian Senate approved the name of Mrs Eyakenyi and ten others - out of the twelve ministerial nominees sent to it by the President, paving the way for the formation of a new cabinet soon.

For those who know MrsEyakenyi, her name reverberates as an industrious, humble and honest woman who has never been found wanting in any position she has been saddled with.  In a country that is bedeviled with all manner of rotten politicians perpetuating every form of corruption in high places and parading themselves as our leaders, its heartwarming that a member of the womenfolk can rise up, conduct herself admirably and do things as it should be.

Sir James bags “Most Popular Comedian” award

“The dream of any entertainer is not only to aim higher but also to earn recognition as profit for hard work. I dedicate this to GOD - For the inspiration, to My FAMILY & FRIENDS - For their encouragements, to My FANS - For their support and My ENEMIES - For their envious mentality, bad eyes & dubious minds...”

These were the lines of foremost rib cracker who doubles the president of Comedians International; SIR JAMES while responding to his new award & first for 2014 as MOST POPULAR COMEDIAN IN AKWA IBOM STATE. For record purposes, Sir James who left AKBC TV as a presenter on a controversial pattern has been stepping up his game, he has about 20 awards recognition from various bodies, some of which includes: BEST COMEDIAN IN AKWA CROSS 2013, Nominees for BEST UPRISING COMEDIAN IN NIGER DELTA.

Guber 2015: Ibiono Ibom CAKA supports Effiong Abia

 

The recent move by the national body of Coalition for Akwa Ibom Agenda (CAKA) a frontline socio political organization in the State to woo the commissioner for Rural Development Barr Effiong Abia to contest the forthcoming 2015 gubernatorial election in the State has been applauded by the patron of Ibiono Ibom Chapter of the group, engr. Kufre Ekong Inyang who also described the move as a bold step taken in the right direction by the leadership of the group.

Reacting after the national hierarchy of the group visited the council of Oron Traditional Rulers to prevail on the Royal fathers to plead with their son Barr. Abia to hearken to the clarion call by the group, Engr. Kufre Ekong Inyang said Ibiono Ibom Chapter of CAKA who heartedly aligned with the national body on the choice of Barr. Effiong Abia because of his pedigree, honesty, experience and above all being a brilliant and outstanding student of the “College of Uncommon Transformation” headed by His Excellency Obong Godswill Akpabio, who deem it fit with the ruling party in the State to zone the 2015 governorship position to Eket Senatorial District.

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.

SSG Spits fire- Why govt. can’t build industries

I am from Eket senatorial district

It was a cold Monday morning in Uyo and it was time for select Publishers and Editors of print media Houses to meet with the secretary to the State Government Mr. Udom Emmanuel. This meeting though was at the instance of the SSG was called quickly the week after the SSG had visited his Awa ward to revalidate his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party where he was accused to have made away with the ward register and strucked out a name to replace with his own.

But what was the essence of the meeting? Was it for the SSG to clear the air on his visit to Onna or to speak up on his rumoured interest in the forthcoming 2015 gubernatorial election for the position of the Governorship of Akwa Ibom State? This story will reveal.