As government bans ‘Keke’ ticketing in the meantime BY GODWIN SAM

Prince Godwin Ntuk Udeh

There is an adage in Ibibio land which states that “Akpan minama nte aya-ana anwan ete, ete idoho annwan ino enye” literally meaning that “if the first son does not do as if  he wants to sleep with his stepmother, the father will not see the need to marry a wife for him”.  This adage applies directly to the situation that happened last week in Uyo, where tricycle operators in their quest to attract government’s attention to their plights, resorted to street protest, downing their tools for two days and stopping their counterparts from carrying out commercial activities in the state. 

 
The tricycle operators numbering hundreds took to the streets on Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st of January, 2014, to protest the multiple ticketing they are forced to buy daily to be able to operate within the Uyo metropolis. Investigation by THE INK revealed that to operate within the Uyo Metropolis, the tricycle operators have to buy tickets of N250 from each of the four local government areas making up Uyo metropolis, which sometimes amounts to N1000 in a day. 

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.

Outrage in Mkpat Enin over Valerie Ebe

Mkpat Enin Local Government Area has come under very serious political fire following the determination of Mkpat Enin Youths Assembly to take on the state Deputy Governor over what they described as the ineffectiveness of the first female Deputy Governor of the state.

MEYA made their position known in a communiqué they issued after their meeting penultimate week. Their decision to go public with their hit on the Deputy Governor had seriously unsettled the political class and created an atmosphere of suspicions amongst the political class of the area especially those occupying positions of authority for the area.

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.